National Wildfire Coordinating Group

Interagency Emergency Helicopter Extraction Source List, PMS 512

Geographic Area: Southwest
Source Map Location Map # Make & Model Order Response Time Ordering Procedure
Arizona Department of Public Safety Flagstaff, AZ, Kingman, AZ, Phoenix, AZ, Tucson, AZ 3, 4, 5, 6 5 - Bell 407's 5-10 minutes

Contact: Contact Arizona State Dispatch at 800-309-7081, AZ Dept. of Public Safety Dispatch 1-800-247-6337.

National Park Service (Grand Canyon) Grand Canyon, AZ 2 A-star (AS350 B3) 30 minutes

Contact: Williams Dispatch Center (WDC), 928-635-8356, Helicopter Program Manager Eric Graff at 928-266-5633 or 928-856-0319.

Bernalillo County Sheriff's Department Albuquerque, NM 12 A-star (AS350 B3) 0-30 minutes

Contact Albuquerque Dispatch 505-346-2660. Bernalillo County Communications Center 505-798-7000.

US Forest Service (Arizona) Tucson, AZ 14 A-star (AS350 B3) 0-30 minutes

Contact Tucson Interagency Dispatch Center at (520)202-2710. Helicopter Program Manager Luke Abell at (520)664-0600.

Phoenix Police/Fire Department Phoenix, AZ 11 Augusta A109E Power 0-30 minutes

Contact Phoenix Alarm 602-262-7496.

City of Phoenix Police Dispatch Air Unit Hanger 606-262-6151.

H & HS Yuma OpsO Yuma, AZ 10 Bell HH-1N "Huey" 30 min

Contact Air Force Rescue Coordination Center (AFRCC) 800-851-3051.

Direct contact 928-269-2326.

New Mexico National Guard Santa Fe, NM 8 Blackhawk (UH-60A) 1-2 hours

Contact Santa Fe Dispatch 505-438-5600.

Orders go through Santa Fe Dispatch, who will request from New Mexico State Forestry, who will forward the request to New Mexico Homeland Security Secretary, who will get the Governors approval. National Guard Contact CPT Kevin Doo 505-474-1158 or cell 505-699-2122.

National Park Service (Grand Canyon) Grand Canyon, AZ 1 MD-900/207E 1-1.5 hours

Contact: Williams Dispatch Center (WDC), 928-635-8356, Helicopter Program Manager Eric Graff at 928-266-5633 or 928-856-0319.

Active Military - Air Force (Davis-Monthan Air Force Reserve) 305th RQS Tucson, AZ 7 Pavehawk (HH60) 1-2 hours


GACC or 911 dispatch centers should coordinate requests for military, Coast Guard, and National Guard resources through the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center (AFRCC) at phone #: 800-851-3051. Direct contact: 305 RQS, Lt. Col Nathan Horner, Ops Desk phone # 520-228-2168, or 520-228-2316, or 520-228-5290.

Active Military - Air Force (Kirtland Air Force Base) Albuquerque, NM 9 Pavehawk (HH60) 1-2 hours

Contact local Dispatch. Dispatch/Requesting Office will contact the 58th Special Operations Wing at Kirtland (505)846-9482 or (505)846-3777.