A joint task force operation between the Drug Enforcement Administration and the U.S. Army has been formed to dismantle one of the largest drug cartels operating in South America. Multiple attempts to assault the cartel's mountainous compound have been thwarted by a Scorpion-attack helicopter piloted by a cartel leader, Eric Stoller (Bert Rhine). After having several aircraft shot down, most notably a pair of UH–60 Black Hawks and their AH–1 Cobra escorts, the army turns to the new AH–64 Apache attack helicopter, which can match its enemies' maneuverability and firepower.
Unfortunately the movie Fire Birds is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Production | Bill Badalato | Producer |
| Directing | David Green | Director |
| Editing | Norman Buckley | Editor |
| Camera | Tony Imi | Director of Photography |
| Sound | David Newman | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Step Tyner | Story |
| Costume & Make-Up | Karoly Balazs | Hairstylist |
| Writing | Nick Thiel | Screenplay |
| Camera | John Ward | Steadicam Operator |
| Directing | Marilyn Bailey | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Harriet Katz-Stevens | Production Accountant |
| Sound | Victor B. Lackey | Sound Editor |
| Production | Judy Taylor | Casting |
| Directing | Matt Earl Beesley | First Assistant Director |
| Writing | Dale Dye | Story |
| Art | Robert Lucas | Leadman |
| Art | Rick Galbraith | Construction Foreman |
| Sound | R.J. Kizer | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Gary Krivacek | Sound Editor |
| Production | Dale Dye | Co-Producer |
| Writing | Paul F. Edwards | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Wade Daily | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Logan R. Berkshire | Best Boy Grip |
| Production | Barbara Harris | ADR Voice Casting |
| Art | Joseph T. Garrity | Production Design |
| Writing | John K. Swensson | Story |
| Sound | Golden Felton | Sound Editor |
| Editing | Dennis M. O'Connor | Editor |
| Crew | Dennis Madalone | Stunt Coordinator |
| Sound | Stu Bernstein | Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ellis Cohen | Costume Design |
| Editing | Jon Poll | Editor |
| Art | Pat Tagliaferro | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Fríða Aradóttir | Hairstylist |
| Crew | Kimberley Coy | Unit Publicist |
| Art | Debi Shirk Tagliaferro | Art Department Coordinator |
| Art | Philip A. Margraff | Construction Coordinator |
| Production | Brad Arensman | Executive In Charge Of Post Production |
| Sound | Fred Judkins | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Art | Ken Deubel III | Painter |
| Costume & Make-Up | Wade Daily | Assistant Hairstylist |
| Sound | John O. Wilde | Sound Editor |
| Production | Susan Zwerman | Unit Production Manager |
| Camera | John Ward | Camera Operator |
| Art | Jerie Kelter | Set Decoration |
| Editing | Greg Hayden | Associate Editor |
| Crew | Mike Menzel | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Sound | John H. Arrufat | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Stuart Chasmar | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Jeremy J. Gordon | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Sherman Waze | Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michael Hancock | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | David Menapace | Transportation Coordinator |
| Production | Valorie Massalas | Casting |
| Production | Arnold Kopelson | Executive Producer |
| Art | Bill Rea | Set Designer |
| Sound | Tom C. McCarthy | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Barry Rubinow | Sound Editor |
| Production | Mike Fenton | Casting |
| Production | Keith Barish | Executive Producer |
| Production | Brian O. Haynes | Location Manager |
| Sound | Doug Jackson | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Peter Afterman | Music Supervisor |
| Directing | Jeffrey Wetzel | Second Assistant Director |
| Production | John K. Swensson | Co-Producer |
| Art | Neal Thompson | Title Designer |
| Sound | Samuel C. Crutcher | Sound Editor |
| Camera | Gene Poole | Key Grip |
| Crew | Donna Evans | Stunts |
| Production | Maria Norman | Producer's Assistant |
