#NotYourOrdinaryJob: Learn about helitack fire crews
Helitack crews specialize in helicopter operations and are delivered to fires via helicopter and suppress wildfires with hand tools and chainsaws.
Helicopters can be equipped with a bucket or fixed tank to drop water or retardant during firefighting operations. They deliver helitack crews for initial attack and transport personnel and cargo in support of fires.
Some helitack firefighters are trained to rappel from the helicopter to reach fires in remote locations. These crews are safe, highly skilled and productive aerial firefighting resources. Crews can range in size from an 7 to 24 people.
Helitack crews may also be used to support prescribed fire operations or special projects requiring helicopters.
The Bureau of Land Management hires a variety of seasonal wildland firefighter jobs each year. Learn more about careers in wildland firefighting.
