B. Background
1. Aerial Survey History
FHP aerial surveys have been a part of the aviation history of the Rocky Mountain Region for many decades.  The first known aerial survey conducted in this Region was a 1925 “Black Hills Beetle” survey on the Black Hills National Forest.  Aerial detection surveys have been conducted almost annually since the mid 1950's in the Rocky Mountain Region.  In 2010, aerial detection surveys are flown over approximately 48 million acres of forested land in Colorado, Wyoming, South Dakota and Nebraska.
Regionally, map products from the aerial surveys are maintained by FHP at the Lakewood Service Center (located in Lakewood, Colorado on the Denver Federal Center), in paper and/or digital form. Maps from 1994-2010 are available digitally online at www.fs.usda/goto/r2/fh. Regional digital map products are provided annually to the Forest Health Technology Enterprise Team (FHTET) where a national aerial survey database is maintained.
The survey is a cooperative effort with USDA Forest Service, Colorado State Forest Service & Wyoming State Forestry Division involvement and provides information to all interested agencies and private industry. Although direction comes from the Forest Service Manual (FSM), aerial survey has many customers, including the National Forests, BLM, BIA, DOD, National Parks, State agencies, and private land managers.
 

2. Aviation Organization
Regional Aviation Safety Manager (RASM)
The RASM reports to the Deputy Director of Fire and Aviation Management in Region 2.  The RASM is the lead person in the Regional aviation safety program, and advises the Director, the Regional Aviation Officer (RAO), line officers, Forest Aviation Officers (FAO) and Unit Aviation Officers (UAO) in all matters pertaining to aviation safety.  The RASO is the focal point for the Region's aviation safety program and is also the focal point for receiving and processing aviation incident reports (see “SAFECOM reports, FS 5700-14”, described in section VII, part C).

Regional Aviation Officer (RAO)
The RAO reports to the Deputy Director of Fire and Aviation Management in Region 2, and is primarily responsible for providing Regional aviation management program leadership.  The RAO is responsible for providing guidance, advice and support to the FAOs and UAOs.  As leader of the Regional Aviation Group (RAG), the RAO is responsible for maintaining a fully qualified staff of aviation experts in order to support Region 2’s various aviation users in all phases of aviation activities. 

Supervisory Lead Plane Pilot (SLPP)
The SLPP is responsible for overseeing lead plane and regional pilot operations and is supervised by the RAO.

Regional Pilots
Regional pilots report to the Supervisory Lead Plane Pilot (SLPP) and serve as pilot-in-command of airplanes involved in fire suppression missions and other Forest Service flying activities.  In conjunction with the flight duties, these pilots also serve as technical advisors to the RAO in the formulation and management of Regional programs involving the use of aircraft to accomplish land management objectives.
　
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