Erickson Incorporated, a worldwide leading operator, maintainer, and manufacturer of utility aircraft, announces three new U.S. Forest Service (USFS) firefighting contracts for the upcoming 2021 wildfire season.
The USFS cooperates with CAL FIRE, and U.S. Department of Interior agencies including the Bureau of Land Management, the National Park Service and the Bureau of Indian Affairs, on aerial firefighting contracts.
Chris Schuldt, Erickson’s senior vice president of operations, said, “We are all thrilled to be supporting our longtime partner the USFS for this upcoming fire season. Our crews are getting ready for this extremely important mission.”
Erickson has been working for the USFS on firefighting contracts since 1995 and is a global leader in aerial firefighting, with current firefighting contracts in the United States, Canada, Australia, Greece, Italy, and South Korea.
The contracts include:
• Two S-64F Air Crane helicopters to be based in Fresno, California, and Kitchen Creek, California; and
• One Bell 214ST will be based at Lucky Peak, Idaho: This is the first Bell 214ST firefighting contract for Erickson!
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