Helibase Manager Type 1 (6 or more helicopters)

Duties

• Obtains initial information from dispatch, agency briefing, and supervisor: incident objectives, operations strategy, number and type of helicopters on location or ordered.
• Establishes helibase: site selection, identify hazards, identify land ownership, and identify communications needs.
• Identifies organization necessary to manage expected resources.
• Orders additional aircraft if required by operations group’s tactics.
• Participates in air operations planning.
• Prepares resource capability chart.
• Receives and responds to special requests for logistical and tactical missions.
• Completes daily review of staffing requirements and reassigns, orders, or demobilizes.
• Establishes and maintains helibase log.
• Identifies, inspects, approves and number all helispots. Arranges for construction. Considers limitations by type or mission and HIGE (hover in ground effect)/HOGE (hover out of ground effect).
• Obtains needed radios.
• Establishes and monitors dip sites.
• Develops and posts Medivac Plan.
• Develops and posts Crash Rescue Plan.
• Establishes flight following procedures.
• Identifies flight hazards (wires, cables, local wind, weather phenomena, etc.).
• Establishes fueling site and procedures.
• Posts Incident Action Plan (IAP).
• Establishes traffic pattern for aircraft and vehicles.
• Checks helitack crewmember qualifications.
• Develops helibase layout.
• Ensures duty limitations and day off schedules are adhered to.
• Provides all required safety equipment.
• Provides fiscal accountability.
• Completes daily cost summaries for aircraft and equipment (water trucks, fuels tenders, and other rental equipment).
• Reviews and approves crew time reports.
• Provides input for Air Operations Summary (aircraft availability, number of aircraft by type, hours flown, etc.).
• Shares information on helibase activities, maintenance schedules, breakdowns, etc.
• Establishes ordering procedures with helibase resources.
• Provides flight following
• Supports tactical missions.
• Provides for airspace coordination.
• Coordinates with other functional bases.
• Coordinates with supply unit.
• Coordinates with ground support unit.
• Coordinates with finance function.
• Receives mission priorities and develop schedule based upon IAP.
• Inspects, approves, and numbers helispots (location, limitations as to type of aircraft).
• Reviews and implements helibase checklist (medivac plan, crash rescue plan, flight following, flight hazards, communication plan, helibase layout, orders sanitation facilities, provides safety equipment, etc.).
• Briefs and debriefs aircrews and helitack.
• Checks pilot aircraft cards, helitack crewmembers qualifications.
• Establishes approach/departure paths for aircraft.
• Checks load calculations for accuracy, completeness, and currency.
• Coordinates with ASGS on input to Air Operations Summary, mission objectives/priorities, and maintenance schedules/breakdowns.
• Coordinates with ATGS on flight following and support to tactical missions.
• Manages resource/supplies dispatched to helibase.
• Insures helibase is posted and cordoned.
• Manages retardant mixing and loading operations.
• Insures helicopter fueling, maintenance, and repair services are provided.
• Insures dust abatement is provided and used at helibase/helispots.
• Insures security is provided at each helibase/helispots.
• Span of control involves 4 or more helicopters.

Position Knowledge and/or Requirements

• Qualified Helibase Manager Type 2.
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely.