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LACOFD Firehawk unit receives HAI’s Salute to Excellence Humanitarian Service Award
Helicopter Association International (HAI) has announced that the Los Angeles County (California) Fire Department Air Operations (LACOFD) Sikorsky S-70 Firehawk helicopter teams are the 2020 recipients of the Salute to Excellence Humanitarian Service Award. The award honors the person or … Continue reading
LAFD Honors Camarillo Copter Pilot for Risky Woolsey Fire Rescue
The Los Angeles Fire Department honored a Camarillo resident during its annual Valor Awards ceremony on Friday for performing a risky helicopter rescue during the Woolsey Fire. Dave Nordquist, 58, worked as a helicopter pilot for the department when he … Continue reading
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Deputy Pilot Protects From On High and Also Gives Back to Law Enforcement by Heading Up Relief, Donation Efforts
Hovering over the San Jacinto Mountains, seemingly able to see forever in any direction, Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputy Chad Marlatt has to remind himself every day that he’s actually working. Trust us, he is. In addition to being a pilot … Continue reading
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Senior Los Angeles Fire Department Aircrewman Retires
Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) firefighter flight paramedic Greg Sanderson has retired after 32 years of service, with 18 years assigned to the Air Operations Section. During Sanderson’s time at Air Operations he interrogated many skills, equipment, and rescue techniques … Continue reading
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Sikorsky Delivers Two S-70i™ Black Hawk Helicopters to the Los Angeles County Fire Department
COATESVILLE, Pa., Dec. 13, 2017 — Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company, delivered two S-70i™ Black Hawk helicopters to the County of Los Angeles at a ceremony in Coatesville, Pennsylvania. The S-70i Black Hawk helicopters will be customized to a Firehawk™ … Continue reading
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Anaheim PD Keeps an ‘Angel’ in the Air
Angel is watching over the city as the sun sets on a hot August day. Anaheim PD’s Air Support Bureau is cruising at 1,200 feet above it all, and below, the streets are a safer place because of it. Tactical … Continue reading
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Griffith Park Brush Fire
On Saturday, September 5th a brush fire broke out in Griffith Park. The 3-5 acre fire erupted at 2:30 pm according to Erik Scott, a spokesman for the Los Angeles Fire Department. 100 firefighters assisted by water dropping helicopters had the … Continue reading
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KTLA Newscopter Pilot & Reporter Tim Lynn
KTLA Helicopter News Pilot/Reporter Tim Lynn’s presentation about his career including highlights from pursuits, accidents, forest fires, and shootings. He also talks about becoming the news when smoke was billowing out of his helicopter and he had to make an … Continue reading
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KTLA Telecopter First Live Broadcast
“Introducing Telecopter 1” In 1958 KTLA Channel 5 in Los Angeles became the first station to broadcast live video from a helicopter, It was the birth of the Telecopter and made Channel 5 the place for breaking news. Thanks to … Continue reading
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OCFA Helicopter Crews Ready to Fight Fires After Dark
If the Orange County Fire Authority gets a call for air assistance, its helicopter crews are up in the air within minutes. Already suited up, a pilot and crew chief – a paramedic is added on weekends – switch on … Continue reading
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