Casual Aircraft and Heavy Equipment Hiring
Casual Aircraft Hiring
The Manitoba Wildfire Service casually hires both fixed wing and rotary wing aircraft to respond to provincial forest fire activity. Companies that are interested in providing these services are required to complete and submit a standing offer that provides their rate and hire information in advance of the fire season.
The 2024 fixed wing flying offer requirements, instructions and deadlines can be found here: 2024 Fixed Wing Cover Letter & Flying Offer. Aircraft duties may include fire detection, transport of fire personnel or equipment, aerial firefighting and other related fire suppression activities or flying for the Manitoba government.
The 2024 helicopter flying offer requirements, instructions and deadlines can be found here: 2024 Helicopter Cover Letter & Flying Offer. Helicopter duties may include transport of fire personnel and equipment, bucket operations, slinging, loaded patrols, infrared-red scanning and other related fire suppression activities or flying for the Manitoba government.
Casual Heavy Equipment Hiring
The Manitoba Wildfire Service casually hires heavy equipment to respond to provincial forest fire activity. Companies that are interested in providing these services are required to complete and submit a standing offer that provides their rate and hire information in advance of the fire season.
The 2024 heavy equipment requirements, instructions and deadlines can be found here: 2024 Heavy Equipment Cover Letter & Offer. Heavy equipment duties may include building fireguards, land reclamation, transport of fire personnel, transport of equipment, water supply and other related fire suppression activities or for the Manitoba government.
