We provide air operation and airtanker support to the Forest Management Division in the Northwest Territories.

The Forest Management Division has on contract 6 airtankers, 4 birddog aircraft and 5 rotary wing aircraft. All have primary bases but they can and often relocate should the fire situation warrant it.

We have reciprocal border agreements with Alberta, Yukon, Saskatchewan and British Columbia to provide additional airtankers if needed.

The airtanker fleet is the responsibility of the Forest Management Division located in Fort Smith, NT. Strategic decisions regarding airtanker alerts and positioning are made by the Forest Management's Territorial Duty Officer in consultation with the Managers of Forests in each Region.

Aviation Services is responsible for the procurement of long term, short term or casual aircraft resources for the Division. As well, we procure aircraft for the Regional offices for their fire program. There are five Regional offices across the north and they are: South Slave, North Slave, Deh Cho, Sahtu and Inuvik.

Aviation Services is also responsible for operation of six airtanker bases across the NWT. These tanker bases are located in Fort Smith, Hay River, Fort Simpson, Yellowknife, Norman Wells and Inuvik.