Butte County Fire Department seeks partnership with PG&E
California’s Butte County Fire Department has announced that it is looking to contract a new firefighting helicopter
The fire department will submit a request to the local Board of Supervisors seeking authorization for the move.
The helicopter would be provided to Butte County Fire by utility provider the Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) via its existing contract with utility operator PJ Helicopters.
If approved, the aircraft would be stationed at Chico Airport from July.
According to a report by local Californian broadcaster KRCR, the contract would be a “collaboration” between Butte County Fire and PG&E, meaning that no additional costs would be incurred by the local government.
Last year, PG&E provided a similar service to Marin County, California.
Oliver Cuenca
Oliver Cuenca is a Junior Editor at AirMed&Rescue. He was previously a News and Features Journalist for the rail magazine IRJ until 2021, and studied MA Magazine Journalism at Cardiff University. His favourite helicopter is the AW169 – the workhorse of the UK air ambulance sector! He also led the creation of Waypoint: The AirMed&Rescue podcast, serving as its Production Editor and co-host.