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REACH Helicopter Fire Pilot (SPIFR) - HAA

Global Medical Response

Bermuda Dunes, CAFull-time$115–127K/yrSeen 1 day agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$115–127K/yr
Location
Bermuda Dunes, CA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Current Rotorcraft FAA Commercial CertificateHelicopter Instrument RatingCurrent FAA Class I Or II Medical Certificate

Job overview

The role seeks a helicopter pilot to provide medical air transportation for REACH customers, emphasizing safety, teamwork, and aircraft readiness in a full‑time, on‑site position based in Bermuda Dunes, California.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

EC135 / H135 Aircraft ExperienceEC145 / H145 Aircraft Experience

Qualifications

Current Rotorcraft FAA Commercial CertificateHelicopter Instrument RatingCurrent FAA Class I or II Medical CertificateU.S. Forest Service Carding Requirements2,000 Total Flight Hours2,000 Helicopter Hours1,000 Helicopter PIC Hours1,000 Turbine Helicopter Hours100 Cumulative Hours of Instrument Flight Time200 Helicopter Night Hours100 Flight Hours in Past 12 Months50 Hours in the AS350

Full job description

HAA PILOT Full-Time Opportunity

If your passion is flying and you want to work in an environment where every second counts, contact us today!

We’re hiring a Helicopter Pilot to provide medical air transportation services for REACH customers. Safety is a key pillar of our services.

  • Salary Range: $115,387 - $126,926 including 30% Geographic Modifier

  • 15K Sign-On Bonus, subject to eligibility

  • Retention Bonus plans ($40,000 after 3 years plus additional retention bonuses once completed)

  • 5K SPIFR Stipend

  • 5k Fire Stipend

  • 12K Area Float Pilot Stipend

  • On Duty Housing

  • 7/7 Schedule

Responsibilities

  • Working with a team of medical experts to safely transport customers to and from locations and facilities

  • Ensure aircraft readiness for flight dispatches as described in the appropriate manuals, including all FAR and REACH requirements, and aircraft cleanliness duties

  • Maintain accurate REACH and regulatory documentation and record keeping

  • Effectively communicate and collaborate with dispatch, flight crews, facilities, and partners

  • Provide shift change info to successive pilot and team following protocol for recording A REACH change board details

  • Accountable to maintain required certifications and ongoing training

Minimum Requirements

  • Current Rotorcraft FAA Commercial Certificate

  • Helicopter instrument rating

  • Current FAA Class I or II Medical Certificate

  • Must meet U.S. Forest Service carding requirements:

100 flight hours in the past 12 months

50 hours in the AS350

200 hours of mountain flight time (as defined by AIM)

  • 2,000 Total Flight Hours

  • 2,000 Helicopter Hours

  • 1,000 Helicopter PIC Hours

  • 1000 Turbine Helicopter Hours

  • Minimum 100 cumulative hours of instrument flight time

  • 200 helicopter hours night hours aided or unaided

  • 230 pound weight limit with flight gear

Preferred Qualifications

  • EC135 / H135 EC145/H145 Aircraft Experience

  • High School Diploma/Equivalent or Higher

Why Choose REACH? As a leader in helicopter air ambulance services, REACH (https://careers.gmr.net/reachair) is one of Global Medical Response (https://www.globalmedicalresponse.com/careers) ’s ( GMR) family of solutions. Our GMR teams deliver compassionate, quality medical care, primarily in the areas of emergency and patient relocation services. View the stories on how our employees provide care to the world at www.AtaMomentsNotice.com.

GMR’s Core Behaviors—keep care at the center, raise your hand, seek to understand, find a way together and be accountable—unite our teams and set us apart in emergency medical services.

EEO Statement

Global Medical Response and its family of companies are an Equal Opportunity Employer, which includes supporting veterans and providing reasonable accommodations (https://www.globalmedicalresponse.com/docs/site/non-discrimination) for individuals with a disability.

Competitive starting salaries from $115,387 - $126,926 ; 30% geo modifier included, not additional.

Check out our careers site benefits page (https://careers.gmr.net/benefits) to learn more about our benefit options.

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How this job compares

Set against the 326 open Pilot jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$115–127K/yr
  • California median$150–188K/yr32 salary ranges
  • US median$110–134K/yr158 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $121K, is 28% below the California median midpoint ($169K) — in the lowest quarter of Pilot salary ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 53 open Pilot jobs in California and 326 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
Pilot postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 7 years (62 postings).
Education
22 of the 326 open Pilot jobs (7%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 6, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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