Response Times:
The EHS LifeFlight adult air medical team and aviation crews are stationed with the helicopter at the Halifax International Airport.

Obstetric, neonatal and pediatric teams are on-call and off the base. Between those hours, EHS LifeFlight has a maximum 60-minute "wheels up" reponse requirement.

EHS LifeFlight responds to requests from physicians or on-scene emergency responders to transport patients either from a hospital or from the scene. An EHS medical director is involved in every decision to transport a patient using EHS LifeFlight and works with the requesting physician to determine whether timing is a critical factor in the response.

Ministry of Natural Resources Aviation Forest Fire and Emergency Services (AFFES) provide the management of forest fires on 107 million hectares of Crown and private lands across the province. Forest fires can be a destructive force when they threaten human safety, destroy property or disrupt economic activities. For this reason, the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) is charged with managing forest fires to both protect public safety and enable fire’s role in ecosystem health. This is accomplished through strategic placement of fire crews, water bombers, helicopters and forest fire suppression equipment across Ontario during the fire season from April 1st to Oct 31st.

STARS is a charitable not for profit organization that relies on government, corporate and community support that lifted off for the first time in 1985. Everyday STARS takes care of the most critical patients operating out of Western Canada from 3 bases in Alberta, 2 bases in Saskatchewan and 1 base in Manitoba.

Dedicated to providing the highest quality aviation training courses, AeroCourse has been assisting students to reach their aviation goals for over 15 years. They offer courses in most major centres across Canada and custom-deliver their product to groups in remote locations or with specialized needs.

Through Canadian Helicopters Limited, Canadian Helicopters Income Fund is the largest helicopter transportation services company operating in Canada and one of the largest in the world based on the size of its fleet. From over 40 base locations across Canada, Canadian Helicopters provides helicopter services to a broad range of sectors, including emergency medical services, infrastructure maintenance, utilities, oil and gas, forestry, mining and construction.

In addition to helicopter transportation services, Canadian Helicopters operates three flight schools and provides third party repair and maintenance services. With over 60 years of experience, Canadian Helicopters is an industry leader in establishing safety standards and operating procedures.

A vital part of Ontario's medical system, Ornge provides sophisticated medical transport for very ill and critically injured patients, in the air and on the ground. The challenges are varied in a province 1,076,395 km² in total area (the size of France, Spain and the Netherlands combined.) In this environment, it is little wonder Ornge is one of the largest and most intricate transport medicine organizations in North America.

Altitude Training Solutions takes a realistic approach to training. Workshops are designed so each and every participant will be able to relate aspects of the workshops to their jobs. This approach is based on the extensive experience of everyone involved in Altitude Training Solutions. They utilize experts in the appropriate fields to help in research and design. They then move it forward to an applied lesson that engages and relates to the participants attending.

Their professional facilitator/instructors have extensive backgrounds in Human Factors and Safety Training. They are very effective in creating a relaxed environment and promoting discussion by the participants to help enhance learning.

Altitude Training Solutions rises above the rest in their approach to safety and human factor related training.

EagleMed is a privately owned and operated critical care transport service that has been in business since the transport of our first patient on September 1, 1981. We offer services to the entire state of Kansas with six Beechcraft King Air fixed wing aircraft and twelve Eurocopter A-Star AS350 rotor wing aircraft EagleMed has bases in Hays, Chanute, Dodge City, Garden City, Goodland, Pittsburg and Wichita, Kansas, Ardmore, Hugo, Oklahoma City, Stillwater, and Tahlequah Oklahoma, and Joplin, Missouri.