MONUMENT, Colo. (KKTV) – The US Forest Service approved the addition of a local helitack team to the Forest Service short-haul programs in the Pike National Forest region and beyond.
Forest Service officials said on April 24, leaders from the Forest Service approved the addition of the Monument Helitack crew to the short-haul programs. The program recently moved forward to complete short-haul ground and flight training.
Officials said the crew completed ground training this spring at the Monument Fire Center on the Pike National Forest, followed by a short-haul flight training in McCall, Idaho in early June…