2CH

Rick Luebke Photo ©

(N472CH) 1990 Boeing / Columbia CH-47D Chinook (89-0138) fire attack system (FAS) 2800 gallon tank / 140 gallon retardant reservoir / 12 foot, 10 inch hover pump, which can refill in less than 60 seconds. Based at the Columbia Helitack Base located in the CDF Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit, Columbia, CA.

Rick Luebke Photo ©

Antonio Archuleta Photo ©

5HT

Rick Luebke Photo ©

(N715HT) 1969 Sikorsky CH-54B (69-18470) (Helicopter Transport Services).

Rick Luebke Photo ©

8HT

Steve Nelson Photo ©

(N718HT) 1969 Sikorsky CH-54B (69-18467) (Helicopter Transport Services).

Steve Nelson Photo ©

HELICOPTER 719

Rick Luebke Photo ©

(N719HT) 1969 Sikorsky CH-54B (69-18469) Operated by Helicopter Transport Services.

Rick Luebke Photo ©

2HT

Rick Luebke Photo ©

(N722HT) 1969 Sikorsky CH-54B (69-18468) Operated by Helicopter Transport Services.

Rick Luebke Photo ©

HELICOPTER 732

Steve Nelson Photo ©

(N173AC) 1967 Sikorsky S-64E (64015) 2650 gallon water tank. Erickson Air-Crane, nicknamed “Christine”.

Steve Nelson Photo ©

HELICOPTER 733

Rick Luebke Photo ©

(N173AC) 1967 Sikorsky S-64E (64015) 2650 gallon water tank. Erickson Air-Crane

Rick Luebke Photo ©

HELICOPTER 5TA

Charles Broshous Photo ©

(N205TA) 1974 Bell 205A-1 (30168)

Helicopter 5TA is contracted through the DCOEM from June 1, 2022, through October 31, 2022.

HELICOPTER 737

Steve Nelson Photo ©

(N217AC) 1968 Sikorsky S-64E (64064) 2650 gallon water tank. Erickson Air-Crane

Steve Nelson Photo ©

HELICOPTER 741

Steve Nelson Photo ©

(N243AC) 1967 Sikorsky S-64E (64022) 2650 gallon water tank. Erickson Air-Crane, nicknamed “Marty”.

92HT

Rick Luebke Photo ©

(N792HT) 1968 Sikorsky CH-54B (68-18447) Operated by Helicopter Transport Services.

Rick Luebke Photo ©

HELICOPTER 905

Charles Broshous Photo ©

(N905CH) 1973 Sikorsky S-61N (61-711), currently CHI Aviation, shown here with the older paint and originally owned by construction Helicopters Inc.

Charles Broshous Photo ©

5AJ

Ian Zahn Photo ©

(N405AJ) 1992 Boeing CH-47D Chinook (92-0289) Billings Flying Service.

Ian Zahn Photo ©

28HW

(N328HW) 2018 Airbus AS350B3E H125 , operated with Rifle Helitack, CO by Mountain Blade Runner Helicopters out of Montrose, CO

FIREHAWK

Steve Nelson Photo ©

(N136BH) 1994 Sikorsky S70A-27 (701835).

Steve Nelson Photo ©

3PA

Rick Luebke Photo ©

(N833PA) 2012 Airbus H125 (7403), former Papillon Grand Canyon Helicopters.

28HJ

Photo courtesy Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control

(N28HJ) 1968 Bell 205A-1 (30006). Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control (DFP) currently operates 2 Type II standard category aircraft, both staffed by DFPC helitack crews located in Cañon City and Montrose, Colorado.

UH 901

Photo courtesy Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control

(N60901) 1970 UH-1H (70-16232). (Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control).

RAMPART UH 911

(N911UH) 1969 1 Bell UH-1H/703 “Super Huey” SW205 (9431), based in Castle Rock.

28HX

(N28HX) 1969 Bell 205A “Huey” (30034), based in Georgia.

HELICOPTER MGM

(C-FMGM) 1994 Kaman K-1200 K-MAX (A94-0013). Owned and Operated by HeliQwest.

HELICOPTER 1HQ

(N601HQ) 1982 Sikorsky UH-60A Black Hawk (70529). Owned and Operated by HeliQwest.

This helicopter is stationed out of Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport and is contracted by the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control.

HELICOPTER 9AC

(N669AC) 2000 Eurocopter France AS-350 B3 (3329). Owned and Operated by HeliQwest.

Historical Photos

9FF

(N519FF) 2014 Airbus (7924), operated with Rifle Helitack, CO by Mountain Blade Runner Helicopters out of Montrose, CO