Resources

10,000 Wildland Firefighters
67 Type 1 Interagency Hotshot Crews (note: The U.S. Forest Service has 20 additional Type 1 Interagency Hotshot Crews that work primarily in California)
Approximately 40 Type 2 Initial Attack Crews (contract)
320 Smokejumpers operating from bases in California, Oregon, Washington, Montana, and Idaho
900 Wildland Fire Engines
210 pieces of heavy equipment (bulldozers, water tenders, tractor plows)
21 Airtankers available continuously for wildfire suppression nationwide (20 through Exclusive Use contracts and one U.S. Forest Service)
Up to five Airtankers available through Call When Needed contracts
Up to 8 military C-130s equipped with Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems (MAFFS)
Up to four CL-415 Water Scoopers (two through Exclusive Use contracts and two through Call When Needed contracts)
Up to 200 helicopters available for wildfire suppression nationwide, including 28 Type 1 (heavy) helicopters; 33 Type 2 (medium) helicopters, and; 46 Type 3 (light) helicopters through Exclusive Use contracts.
Approximately 200 helicopters of all types may also be available through Call When Needed contracts