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Crew loading onto helicopter.

About Aviation
Aviation Management is one of the many programs in the National Park Service that supports multiple areas.
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Aircraft ready getting ready for takeoff.

Health and Safety
Aircraft safety is a foremost concern of the NPS Aviation Program.
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Water bucket dropping its load.

Planning and Policy
Provides park managers the direction they need to conduct a legal, safe and cost effective aviation program, and to minimize adverse impacts that National Park Service (NPS) aviation activities may impose on park resources and visitor enjoyment.
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Retardant drop.

Terms and Definitions
Learn more about aviation through aviation terms.
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Two firefighters rapelling froma helicopter.
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NPS Director's Orders #60
Aviation resources provide land managers with specialized tools to accomplish management objectives efficiently, effectively, and safely when other means are unavailable.

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Fact Sheets
General information and statistics regarding NPS Aviation.

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