SDWF also partners with the SD National Guard to utilize their UH60M Black Hawk and UH72 Lakota helicopters. The King Air Aircraft and their pilots are inspected annually by the US Department of Interior's (DOI) Office of Aviation Services (OAS) and are certified to work fires and other incidents nationwide. These aircraft belong to the SD Department of Transportation. SDWF has access to two King Air 90 twin engine aircraft that are configured as Type 1 Air Attack Platforms. Each contract SEAT has a ground support unit that can provide a temporary retardant batch plant and can be based out of any airport that has a runway long enough for the aircraft to take-off fully loaded making the SEAT program a valuable resource across the State of South Dakota. SDWF also has agreements with the State of Nebraska to share their bases in Alliance, Chadron, and Valentine. Agency contract SEAT's are located at the Hot Springs, SD Airport or co-located at the Rapid City Heavy Air Tanker Base, Rapid City Regional Airport, to support wildland fires in the Black Hills Area.Īdditional SEAT's can be stationed at airports located in Pierre, Hot Springs, and Spearfish, SD. South Dakota Wildland Fire (SDWF) hosts up to 5 Single Engine Air Tankers (SEAT's) in the State of South Dakota under contract.
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