EX. D BRONCO BUTTE_HELOSUPPORT_PLAN (3).DOCX

Exhibit D
Bronco Butte Helicopter Operations
The Bronco Butte site is located on a mountain top with no road access and will necessitate the
use of helicopters to transport materials, tools, and personnel to the site. The site construction
will take approximately 8 - 12 weeks. Construction of the site will be scheduled for early Fall
2016, due to public use of the lake during the summer, and the cooler weather conditions (cool
air provides substantially more lift for the helicopter than hot air).
 Motorola will call as directed the assigned phone number(s) to notify the Forest Service and
the appropriate fire agencies of flight operation start and finish each day.
 It is anticipated that the staging area for equipment and personnel to be transported to the
site will be the Sheriff’s Aid Station at Apache Lake.
 All materials, tools, and road transport vehicles will be staged at the selected staging area.
 Materials and tools will be transported using a Bell UH-1 helicopter. Flight patterns and
radio frequencies will be determined by the applicable tower. The Forest Service and the
appropriate fire agencies will be notified of the working frequencies prior to the start of
helicopter operations.
 Personnel transport will be supported by a smaller helicopter. Flight patterns and radio
frequencies will be determined by the applicable tower. The Forest Service and the
appropriate fire agencies will be notified of the working frequencies prior to the start of
helicopter operations.
 The first and last week of site construction will require numerous flights in transporting
material, tools, etc. up to the site and removing all tools and materials.
 During the middle 5-7 weeks of site construction, flights will be on Mondays and Fridays in
support of pickups and deliveries of personnel to and from the mountain top.
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