CAL FIRE helicopters don’t just drop water. They also deliver a crew of nine to combat the fire. Here is a look at what happens when those firefighters hit the ground. #firefighter #Helitack | CAL FIRE
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CAL FIRE helicopters don’t just drop water. They also deliver a crew of nine to combat the fire. Here is a look at what happens when those firefighters hit the ground. #firefighter #Helitack | CAL FIRE
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Join us in this thrilling episode of CAL FIRE All Access as we witness the incredible work of Helitack crews on the Fire Hawk. Quite often, these crews are the first responders when it comes to taming the flame. They venture into the most challenging terrains, where traditional fire engines and ground resources can't reach, using hand tools and saws to create crucial firebreaks. Once the crews are in place, the helicopter drops water to cool the flames, allowing quick work on the ground. | CAL F
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Join us in this thrilling episode of CAL FIRE All Access as we witness the incredible work of Helitack crews on the Fire Hawk. Quite often, these crews are the first responders when it comes to taming the flame. They venture into the most challenging terrains, where traditional fire engines and ground resources can't reach, using hand tools and saws to create crucial firebreaks. Once the crews are in place, the helicopter drops water to cool the flames, allowing quick work on the ground. | CAL F
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Recently, CAL FIRE Helitack crews from around the state wrapped up a two-week comprehensive air rescue training at Vina Helitack base. When we’re not fighting fires, we train to be fully prepared to respond to any emergency incident. #AllHazard #AllRisk #CALFIREAviation | CAL FIRE
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Recently, CAL FIRE Helitack crews from around the state wrapped up a two-week comprehensive air rescue training at Vina Helitack base. When we’re not fighting fires, we train to be fully prepared to respond to any emergency incident. #AllHazard #AllRisk #CALFIREAviation | CAL FIRE
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Facing challenging weather conditions, including fast-moving winds and heavy turbulence, the Sikorsky S-70i CAL FIRE HAWK crew, based at Hemet-Ryan in the Riverside Unit, made multiple attempts before successfully pulling to safety two ground rescuers who suffered injuries while attempting to find a lost hiker. The Hemet-Ryan crew received the Sikorsky Winged Rescue Award for the March 2023 hoist rescue. The Hemet-Ryan Helitack base is one of 10 bases operated by CAL FIRE. #FIREHAWK #Aviation #h
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Facing challenging weather conditions, including fast-moving winds and heavy turbulence, the Sikorsky S-70i CAL FIRE HAWK crew, based at Hemet-Ryan in the Riverside Unit, made multiple attempts before successfully pulling to safety two ground rescuers who suffered injuries while attempting to find a lost hiker. The Hemet-Ryan crew received the Sikorsky Winged Rescue Award for the March 2023 hoist rescue. The Hemet-Ryan Helitack base is one of 10 bases operated by CAL FIRE. #FIREHAWK #Aviation #h
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Thank you to the CAL FIRE Hemet Ryan Air Attack Base for providing more information about CAL FIRE’s air operations and the work pilots do to aide firefighters on the ground. Learn about the benefits of aircraft on a wildland fire and when aircraft is the most effective when battling a wildfire. | CAL FIRE
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Thank you to the CAL FIRE Hemet Ryan Air Attack Base for providing more information about CAL FIRE’s air operations and the work pilots do to aide firefighters on the ground. Learn about the benefits of aircraft on a wildland fire and when aircraft is the most effective when battling a wildfire. | CAL FIRE
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Helitack crews are a critical first response resource, often the first on-scene when wildfires ignite. Transported by helicopter, these highly trained firefighters provide rapid initial attack, assess fire conditions, and support suppression efforts from both the ground and air. In this #WeAreBLMFire video, hear from some of our own about their day to day work and the best part about their jobs. | Bureau of Land Management Fire
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Helitack crews are a critical first response resource, often the first on-scene when wildfires ignite. Transported by helicopter, these highly trained firefighters provide rapid initial attack, assess fire conditions, and support suppression efforts from both the ground and air. In this #WeAreBLMFire video, hear from some of our own about their day to day work and the best part about their jobs. | Bureau of Land Management Fire
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What’s a helitack crew? 🚁🚁 A helitack crew is a team of highly trained firefighters and their pilot who are transported by helicopter to provide rapid initial attack and assist with rescues—particularly in areas that are remote, rugged, or inaccessible by vehicle. Their aerial deployment gets them to the incident within minutes and begin suppression efforts right away. On the ground, they use hand tools, chainsaws, and other equipment to stop a fire’s spread, while the helicopter supports thei
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What’s a helitack crew? 🚁🚁 A helitack crew is a team of highly trained firefighters and their pilot who are transported by helicopter to provide rapid initial attack and assist with rescues—particularly in areas that are remote, rugged, or inaccessible by vehicle. Their aerial deployment gets them to the incident within minutes and begin suppression efforts right away. On the ground, they use hand tools, chainsaws, and other equipment to stop a fire’s spread, while the helicopter supports thei
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Fire Training with the CalFire Helitack
Jul 15, 2011
patch.com
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🚁 California’s FIREHAWK Fleet: 16 Strong and Mission-Ready 🚁 Today marks a major milestone for CAL FIRE’s aviation program, recognizing the delivery of two additional Sikorsky S-70i FIREHAWK helicopters, bringing our fleet to 16. CAL FIRE is home to the world’s largest FIREHAWK fleet—purpose-built, mission-specific helicopters designed to meet the year-round challenges of wildfire and all-hazard emergency response. These aircraft enhance CAL FIRE’s rapid response capabilities while supporting
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Cal Fire Trains for Water Rescues as Rainy Season Begins
Nov 19, 2020
NBC Bay AreaRobert Handa
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Readiness in Action CAL FIRE crews from Prado Helitack, and the Pilot Rock Fire Center recently completed troop shuttle training—a key exercise that prepares firefighters to be transported safely and efficiently by helicopter during wildland incidents and mission tasked assignments. Troop shuttles allow crews to access remote terrain quickly, improve response times, and position firefighters exactly where they're needed during fast-moving fires. This training ensures our firefighters stay skille
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Pilots and fire captains from our Boggs Mountain Helitack Base are in their night vision goggle (NVG) transition training this month. Crews are introduced to NVG nomenclature, aviation physiology, emergency procedures at night and fire suppression flight profiles. Moving into our third season of NVG fire suppression, CAL FIRE is expanding its capability footprint by leveraging standardization and mastering crew resource management to achieve excellence. | CAL FIRE Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit
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The second week of department-wide air rescue training for new Crew Chiefs and Pilots is taking place at Vina Helitack in Tehama County. Tactical Air Operations Battalion Chief Zach Boyce gives an overview of CAL FIRE’s two-week Air Rescue class for new Crew Chiefs and pilots. This department-wide, standardized training ensures that everyone learns the same techniques and provides a unified approach to air rescue missions. By learning the same skills and sequences, crews operate with seamless co
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Ride along with the CAL FIRE Boggs Mountain Helitack crew on a recent air rescue training operation. The CAL FIRE HAWK, a Sikorsky S70i firefighting helicopter, is also equipped with an external hoist for rescue missions. This specialized rescue technique involves highly trained firefighters being lowered from a hovering helicopter to an injured or trapped person below. Once secured to a harness or stokes basket, both the victim and rescuer are then hoisted into the helicopter and flown to a lan
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#WildFireWednesday When the terrain is tough and time is critical, Helitack is how CAL FIRE gets there fast. Helitack crews are a blend of aviation (helicopter) and firefighting (attack), using helicopters to reach remote areas and support wildland fire and rescue missions from the air. See behind the scenes at the Alma Helitack Base and see the prep, precision, and teamwork that keeps their crew ready: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiMMSVoktls #CALFIRE #CALFIREMEU #HowardForestHelitack #AlmaH
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How Utah's new helitack program should help crews attack wildfire
Jan 15, 2025
ksltv.com
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The Chuchupate Helitack crew from the Los Padres National Forest is here assisting the #GarnetFire on the Sierra National Forest with their Type 2 Bell 205A1 UH-1 helicopter. This 1975 Huey is a civilian variant helicopter that can seat up to nine passengers including the pilot. It also carries a 320-gallon water tank with a snorkel system that can refill in just a foot of water, making every drop count. The Bell 205A1 is an asset on this fire whether needed for water drops, transporting teams i
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How Utah's new 'helitack' program aims to help crews attack wildfires faster
Jun 13, 2024
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It's a bird. It's a plane. It's Cal Fire's C-130 Hercules, a new airtanker to battle wildfires
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Cal Fire Hawk Transition Training
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