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Region One Forest Health Protection Aviation

Forest Health Survey 2016 Schedule

The Northern Region Forest Health Protection Aviation Survey Team are:

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Each observer / team lead will contact appropriate dispatch centers to coordinate schedules, flight following arrangements, flight plans, etc., for their respective areas. All aircraft are equipped with Automated Flight Following (AFF) units. Observers will follow AFF protocols set forth in the National Mobilization Guide or as arranged with individual dispatch centers.

Observers will be mapping forest disturbances that have occurred since the previous aerial survey. The surveys maps will be processed, digitized and available for distribution in the late fall of the year;

although draft maps are available upon request.

In the following pages you will find the schedule for each aircraft followed by schedules for each observer. The schedules may change due to weather, fire and other unforeseen events.

Forest Health Protection (FHP) is responsible for surveying forested lands of all ownerships within the Region. The FHP aerial detection survey program is incorporated into the R1/R4 Supplements to the National Aviation Management Safety Plan.

Flight following for this program in and out of Missoula within a 25-mile radius will be with Missoula Aircraft using National Flight Following.

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2016 Region 1 Forest Health Survey

Flight Schedule by Aircraft

Contact observer with any questions

Tail # Date Overnight City Observer

3 7/5/16 ‐ 7/8/16 Missoula

7/11/16 ‐ 7/15/16 Available

7/18/16 ‐ 7/22/16 Coeur d'Alene

7/25/16 ‐ 7/29/16 Coeur d'Alene

8/1/16 ‐ 8/5/16 Missoula

8/8/16 ‐ 8/12/16 Kalispell

8/15/16 ‐ 8/19/16 Great Falls

8/22/16 ‐ 8/26/16 Great Falls

8/29/16 ‐ 9/2/16 Missoula

9/8/16 ‐ 9/9/16 Missoula

*9/12/16 ‐ 9/17/16* Missoula

*9/19/16 ‐ 9/24/16* Missoula

9/26/16 ‐ 9/30/16 T.B.D.

4 7/5/16 ‐ 7/8/16 Available

*7/11/16 ‐ 7/16/16* Great Falls

7/17/16 ‐ 7/24/16 Available

7/25/16 – 8/1/16 Available

*8/2/16 ‐ 8/6/16* Dillon

*8/7/16 ‐ 8/12/16* Butte

8/15/16 ‐ 8/21/16 Available

*8/23/16 ‐ 8/27/16* Bozeman

*8/28/16 ‐ 9/2/16* T.B.D.

9/5/16 ‐ 9/10/16 Available

9/11/16 ‐ 9/17/16 Available

9/18/16 ‐ 9/24/16 Available

9/25/16 ‐ 9/30/16 Available

1 8/1/16 – 8/5/16 Coeur d’Alene

*8/6/16* Missoula AC

*Note: Sat. / Sun. Scheduled* T.B.D.= To Be Determined

Note: Aircraft is available for other assignments/uses if “overnight city” in the above schedule indicates available.

Region Four

Forest Health Protection Aviation

Aerial Survey Schedule

The Intermountain Region Team is:

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Each Team Lead will contact appropriate dispatch center/s to coordinate schedules, flight following arrangements, flight plans, etc., for their respective areas. All aircraft are equipped with Automated Flight Following (AFF) units. Observers will follow AFF protocols set forth in the National Mobilization Guide or as arranged with individual dispatch centers.

Observers will be sketchmapping forest disturbances that have occurred since the previous aerial survey. The survey maps will be processed, digitized and available for distribution in late fall of the year.

You will find in the following pages the schedule for each aircraft followed by schedules for each observer. The schedules may change due to weather, fire and other unforeseen events.

Forest Health Protection (FHP) is responsible for surveying forested lands of all ownerships within the Region. The FHP aerial detection survey program is incorporated into the R1 and R4 supplement to the Aviation Safety Management Plan. Redacted

2016 Aircraft schedule by aircraft tail number, contact Observer with any questions Tail

Date Area to be Flown Dispatch Center Observer/s

7/5-8 Boise / Sawtooth /Challis Boise/Central/S.Central 7/11-15 S.Sawtooth/Caribou-Targhee S.Central/East Idaho 7/18-22 Payette/Salmon Payette/Central 7/25-27 T.B.D T.B.D 8/1-8/5 Coeur d’Alene Coeur d’Alene 8/6 Lolo Missoula Aircraft 8/8 thru

9/30 As needed by agreement with and prior notification to Vendor and Dispatch Center. Aircraft available for other assignments.

7/6-7/15 Dixie / Vegas / Fishlake /

S. Manti - Over Weekend Color County /Las Vegas / Richfield / Moab

7/18-22 Ashley / S. Uinta Uintah Basin / N. Utah 7/25-7/29 Uinta / Wasatch-Cache N. Utah 8/1-8/5 No flights, Aircraft available for other missions.

8/8-8/18 Bridger-Teton / Yellowstone

National Park – Over Weekend

Teton / 700 Fox

8/22-9/1 Humboldt-Toiyabe – Ely, Eureka, Carson City – Over Weekend

Ely, Winnemucca, Minden

9/5-9/9 No flights, Aircraft Available for other missions.

9/12-16 Humboldt-Toiyabe – Elko, Jarbidge, Santa Rosa, N. UT makeup

Heber / Logan / Elko

9/13-23 Makeup TBD

9/23-30 No flights, Aircraft available for other missions.

TBD = To Be Determined