HELICOPTER OPERATIONS SUPPORT · WILDFIRE TASKFORCE
WHEN THE CALL
COMES,
WE DEPLOY.
Rapid Fire Response delivers mobile Helicopter Operations Support units that turn any clearing into a fully operational helibase — radio command, power, connectivity, and the people to run it, on scene and ready.
HELIBASE OPERATIONS TASKFORCE
THE COMMAND POST FOR AERIAL FIREFIGHTING
A helibase is the heartbeat of every aerial wildfire operation — where helicopters launch, refuel, and coordinate. Our Helicopter Operations Support (HOS) units arrive incident-ready: a self-contained mobile command center engineered to the federal standard, staffed by a crew that knows the tempo of the fireline.
<4 hr
ON-INCIDENT RELOCATION
24/7
OPERATIONAL READINESS
P 25
DIGITAL RADIO COMPLIANT
WHAT WE BRING TO THE HELIBASE
BUILT TO THE FEDERAL HOS STANDARD
Every unit meets or exceeds the U.S. interagency Helicopter Operations Support specification — so your incident management team plugs in and goes.
OPERATIONAL READINESS
VHF-FM, UHF and VHF-AM P25 digital base stations with portable handhelds, antennas, and a 360° public address system — programmed and ready on arrival.
INDEPENDENT POWER
Quiet-type generators, deep-cycle battery backup, and hybrid renewable options keep radios and crews running through a full operational period — and any outage.
SATELLITE CONNECTIVITY
High-speed satellite internet, managed Wi-Fi, multi-line phone service and data jacks at every station — dispatch stays connected anywhere the fire is.
MOBILE COMMAND CENTER
A climate-controlled radio room and work area with seven stations, full sight-lines to the helipad, whiteboards, printers, and weather instrumentation.
RAPID RELOCATION
Self-contained and road-legal, the unit can break down and reposition anywhere on the incident within four hours at the team's discretion.
COMPLIANCE & SAFETY
ENERGY-STAR equipment, EPA-compliant generators, certified inspections, and trained technicians — fully aligned to interagency safety standards.
HOT WATER PRESSURE WASHING
On-site hot-water pressure washing to sanitize helicopter drop buckets between fills — preventing invasive-species and water-source cross-contamination, critical along the Continental Divide where watersheds split.
MOBILE COMMAND OFFICES
Spacious 400 sq ft mobile command offices — climate-controlled, powered, and connected workspace for incident leadership, planning, and coordination beyond the radio room.
26'+
HOS COMMAND UNIT
400
SQ FT MOBILE OFFICE
7
OPERATOR WORKSTATIONS
3
RADIO BANDS ON STATION
THE HOS UNIT
A HELIBASE IN A TRAILER
Two forced-air rooms separated by a door — a radio room with a 180° view of the operations area and a general work area — outfitted exactly to the interagency Helicopter Operations Support specification.
ENGINEERED FOR THE FIRELINE
Everything an incident's helibase manager needs to run safe, coordinated air operations — delivered, set up, and maintained by our technician.
Radio room with 180° fixed-seat field of view of the helipad
Climate control holding 70–75°F in any conditions
Three radio bands, portables, PA system & digital weather station
Satellite internet, phones, printers, whiteboards & cork boards
On-site technician for setup, programming & maintenance
READY WHEN
THE SEASON TURNS
Whether you manage an incident, coordinate a region, or want to fly with us — let's talk before the smoke rises.
Mobile Helicopter Operations Support for wildfire incident management teams across the West. Incident-ready, federally compliant, crew-operated.
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Helicopter Operations Support · Wildfire Task Force