• Visitors stand on the boardwalk of Grand Prismatic, the park's largest hot spring which is ringed with orange, brown and yellow runoff channels.

    Yellowstone

    National Park ID,MT,WY

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.

Did You Know?

Yellowstone Wolf.

There were no wolves in Yellowstone in 1994. The wolves that were reintroduced in 1995 and 1996 thrived and there are now over 300 of their descendents living in the Greater Yellowstone Area.