4633C9BE564473FA87258895005FA80D Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2022A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For SINGLE ENGINE AIR TANKER PERSPECTIVEINTERIM COMMITTEE WILDFIRE MATTERS REVIEW COMMITTEEDate Aug 5, 2022 Location Old State Library Single Engine Air Tanker Perspective - Committee Discussion Only 11:24:51 AM Kyle Scott with the Colorado Fire Aviation gave a presentation on single engine air tanker firefighting capabilities. The presentation can be found here: https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/images/committees/5._colorado_fire_aviation.pdf. 11:26:07 AM Mr. Scott gave an overview of Colorado Fire Aviation, Gold Aero, and Scott Aviation. The presentation included several visual aids, information on how frequently these aircraft are needed, financial comparisons of different aircraft, videos of aircrafts in use, training and simulation programs, and the future of single enginge tankers in Colorado. 11:38:41 AM Mr. Scott answered questions from the committee on the capacity of these aircraft drops, the cost of certain aircrafts, auxiliary fleets, contracts with Colorado and the Bureau of Land Management, and availability in Colorado. Mr. Scott gave more information on the mobility these aircraf have and the water or gel retardant used. 11:48:11 AM Mr. Scott answered questions regarding the aircraft Colorado has access to during bad widfire years, heaviest capacity aircrafts, and float lanes in reservoirs.
