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... fire does not qualify for this exception!   If the operation as a whole moves people and or property (equipment) from one location to another, you need a Part 135 Certificate.

A possible exception might be if the operation is considered Public Aircraft, where the government has leased the aircraft to operate as their own.   But, there are some real sticky rules about that too.

But, yeah, you can fly people around without a Part 135 certificate, within 25 miles of the heliport and back, without landing anywhere else!