The Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control (DFPC) and the Colorado National Guard (CONG) will conduct helicopter-based fire suppression and classroom training from April 10-26.
Dubbed the Colorado Fire Aviation Summit (COFAS), this annual interagency wildland fire training exercise will be conducted along with Boulder Fire-Rescue, the City of Longmont, the Longmont Fire Department, the USDA Forest Service (USFS), and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
The training exercises include targeted aerial water delivery practice at Chatfield State Park in Littleton; Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge in Commerce City; and Ralph Price Reservoir at Button Rock Preserve in Longmont. Aircraft will take off from Vance Brand Municipal Airport in Longmont and Buckley Space Force Base in Aurora.