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The term helitack first appeared in a 1956 Los Angeles Times article, which described the "first of a series of tests—tabbed the Helitack Program—on the use of helicopters in firefighting will start next week in the San Bernardino National Forest".
Helitack crews are teams of firefighters who are transported by helicopter to wildfires. Helicopters provide rapid transport, enabling helitack crews to quickly respond and assess a wildfire situation.
That’s what helitack stands for. If that doesn’t get your heart racing, you might want to check your pulse for signs of life. For over 50 years, “men and [women] who were light in weight and tough in muscle and fortitude” have been riding helicopters into fires.
Tactical Areas of Operation. Helitack crews are aerially-delivered firefighters whose primary mission is responding to new fires quickly, suppressing fires, and using the helicopter to support fireline operations.
Utilizing a fleet of air tankers, helicopters, and unmanned aerial systems, the program enhances firefighting capabilities, improves situational awareness, and supports ground crews in efficiently battling wildfires.
Helitack crews provide land managers with a safe, highly skilled, and productive aerial firefighting resource. Crew members are specially trained in the tactical and logistical use of helicopters for fire suppression.
Helitack crews are made up of seven or more aerially-delivered firefighters whose primary mission is responding to new fires quickly, suppressing fires, and using the helicopter to support fireline operations.
Helicopters and Helitack. Helitack crews are teams of firefighters who are transported by helicopter to wildfires. Helitack stands for helicopter-delivered fire resources and is the system of managing and utilizing choppers and their crews to assault wildfires as a,first,spear firefighting attack.
“Helitack” – a blend of the words “helicopter” and “attack”, is a term coined in the 1950s to describe firefighting crews transported by helicopter to wildfires. The helicopter provides rapid and maneuverable transportation, allowing the helitack crews to quickly assess a wildfire situation and put in place the right plan of attack.
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks Helitack Program celebrated 50 safe and successful years in 2010. The parks have one of the oldest programs in the National Park Service.