Fireweed Helicopters Ltd.

Fireweed Helicopters Ltd. is a commercial helicopter company headquartered in Whitehorse, Yukon. Its website also lists bases in Dawson City and Mayo, and names Matt McCulloch as president and operations manager.

The company offers helicopter charter, but much of its work supports industry and public agencies. It names mineral exploration as a core market, with drill moves, setting up and closing fly camps, and claim staking. It also handles wildfire suppression in the Yukon and western Canada, wildlife captures and surveys, and search and rescue and medevac flights, with a stretcher-equipped helicopter kept at each base. The site also lists tours around Dawson City and Tombstone.

Its website shows Bell 206, Bell 206L4 LongRanger, Bell 204 and Bell 407 helicopters, and recent job postings describe a fleet of Bell 206 series, Bell 204 and Bell 407 aircraft. Most maintenance is done at its Whitehorse facility.

For private flyers, Fireweed is a utility helicopter operator. It is suited to reaching remote parts of the Yukon, such as lodges, claims or backcountry sites, rather than to executive transport.