Business View Magazine l January 2023

260 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 9, ISSUE 12 The base includes seven aircraft; one Bell 210 rappel ship, one A-star Helitack ship, one UH-60 heavy helicopter, one UH1H, two single-engine air tankers, and one light fixed-wing. It is also a training location for new and veteran rappellers. Along with medical transport, the Grant County Air Search group also operates from the airport to provide a first-response air search unit for the Grant County Sheriff’s Office and the Oregon Department of Aeronautics. This unit is staffed mostly by volunteer pilots. “We have the full support of the Grant County Court members because they see the airport is an asset because we serve the community,” explains Walker “we do this with medical flights, but also as an economic stimulator. We have a really good working relationship with the Economic Development Director for the county. She and I are working on a project right now for a fuel farm expansion.” “We are currently working on a different project however, we have a project going to widen and reconstruct the north-south runway, 17/35. When I started six and a half years ago that Along with medical transport, the Grant CountyAir Search group also operates from the airport to provide a first-response air search unit for the Grant County Sheriff’s Office and the Oregon Department of Aeronautics. This unit is staffed mostly by volunteer pilots.