USFS Aviation Program

• 5th Year of Legacy (P2V) Airtanker Contract

• EIS study and use of fire chemicals

• Larger AT strategy to OMB -> Congress

• Evaluation of small numbers of Waterscoopers

HelicoptersNatl Contracts

Large Fire Support award for 2012

expect 30IA 34 thru 2012

WaterscoopersFS Plans to Evaluate in 2012

Number Unknown but small

Tie in with DOI on their Contracts

Smokejumper4 Contract - West, NCSB,Grangeville, ReddingAdditional?

Agency Aircraft – 4 C-23 Sherpa2 DHC-6 Twin Otter2 TDC-3

Airtankers• Large Airtanker Contract

11 P2Vs **• VLAT Contract

1 DC-10• Next Generation Contract

up to 3 in 20124 additional 2013

• Cooperator Aircraft3 Convair 580s

• CIFFC/NIFC Agreement5 Convair 580s

• MAFFS - 8 SystemsBPA MechanicsSupport EquipmentDepot Level Support

Airtanker Availability

Tanker 2 MAP MAP

Make/Model Days Start Date 1

T-48, P2V-7 N4692A

T-55, P2V-7 N355MA

T-06, P2V-5 N9855F

T-12, P2V-5 N96264

140 21-Apr 30-Sep Friday

Thursday

22-Oct Tuesday

2-May

T-05, - P2V-5F N96278

140 25-May 4-NovT-10, P2V-7 N4235N

160

7-Oct Monday

11-Oct

T-44, P2V-5F N1386C

140 1-May 10-Oct Saturday

Sunday

T-11, P2V7 N14447

140 16-May

T-07, P2V-5F N807NA

140

T-43, P2V-7 N443NA

150 15-Mar 4-Sep Wednesday

160 5-Apr

160 31-Mar 2-Oct Friday

1-Mar 3-Sep Sunday

180 15-Feb 10-Sep Tuesday

T-45, P2V7 N445NA

160 26-Feb 29-Aug Saturday

MAP END

DATE 1

DAY OFF 1

12-Mar 4 412-Apr 7 7

12-May 11 1212-Jun 11 1612-Jul 11 19

12-Aug 13 1912-Sep 14 1912-Oct 11 1412-Nov 7 612-Dec 1 1

Potential for MAFFS Surge May-Sep

LATs in 2012 and Historical

Cooperator, CIFFC/NIFC, Other

Approved MAFFS Tanker Bases(Approval level: R=reload, H=hub, F=full activation)

• Approved• ABQ Albuquerque, NM R/H/F• BJC Jeffco, CO R• BOI Boise, ID R/H/F• CDC Cedar City, UT R• DRO Durango, CO R• FAT Fresno, CA R• GJT Grand Junction, CO R• HIF Hill AFB, UT R• INW Phoenix-Gateway, AZ R/H/F• LMT Klamath Falls, OR R/H/F• PIH Pocatello, ID R• PRB Paso Robles, CA R• PRC Prescott, AZ R• PUB Pueblo, CO R• ROW Roswell, NM R• SBD San Bernardino, CA R/H/F• SMX Santa Maria, CA R• TWF Twin Falls, ID R• CIC Chico, CA R• WJF Lancaster, CA R

• Activation Sites (no existing pit capability)• AUS Austin-Bergstrom, TX F• COS Peterson AFB, CO H/F• CYS Cheyenne ANGS, WY H/F• DLF Laughlin AFB, TX F• DYS Dyess AFB, TX F• GYH Donaldson Center, SC F• MCC McClellan, CA H/F• NTD Channel Is ANGS, CA H/F• • Awaiting Review• MWH Moses Lake, WA R/H/F• RDM Redmond, OR R• VCV Victorville, CA R• PAFB Wainwright AAF R/H/F• RTS Reno Stead R• ISO Kinston R/H/F• BIL or HLN (Montana) R/H/F• HIB or Ely (Minnesota)

18 Apr 2012

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