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Yellowstone National Park Juvenile Bighorn Sheep casually amble along a precipice near Tower Falls.
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Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone Helitack
Helitack Chase Rig
The helitack's chase rig prepared for initial attack.
 
The Yellowstone helitack crew is made up of seven members.  The program is overseen by the Fire Management Officer, Phil Perkins. The person responsible for suppression is Andrew Mitchell, the Wildfire Specialist. Working directly for him is Wendy Hafer, the Helitack Foreman.  She in turn supervises the crew members that are hired seasonally to fight fire in Yellowstone Park.
 
2001 helitack crew
2001 Helitack Crew

Back Row: R.C. Martin, Pilot Dan Williamson, Dispatcher Morris Bray, Dan Krapf, Ralph Moran, Blake Chartier; Front Row: Jeff Jackson, Wendy Hafer.

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Prior to the establishment of the National Park Service, the U.S. Army protected Yellowstone between 1886 and 1918. Fort Yellowstone was established at Mammoth Hot Springs for that purpose.
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Last Updated: June 11, 2007 at 11:02 MST