Southern California - public safety helicopters - (non military)
Missions / capabilities -
SF = structural fire
WF = wildland fire
P = police
EMS = medevac
SAR = hoist equipped
HT = helitanker (2000+ gallon water tank)
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Los Angeles County
LA City Fire - SF + WF + EMS (1 ALS + 5 BLS) + SAR - (plus S64 Skycrane HT on contract at Van Nuys Airport)
LA City Police - police
LA County Sheriff - police
LA County Sheriff Air Rescue - police + SAR + EMS
LA County Fire - WF + ? SF + EMS ( 3 regional paramedic Air Squads operate 24/7 - 3/2014) + SAR
LA County Fire - WF - summers - HT 739 - (S64 Skycrane at Van Nuys Airport on contract)
Angeles Natl Forest - WF - summers - Cobra 509 at Fox - H531N (night flight capable) at Palmdale - HT at Lancaster
FBI - ? police
Childrens Hospital - EMS
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Orange County
Orange County Sheriff - police
Orange County Fire - WF + ? SF + ? SAR + ? EMS
Mercy Air 4 at Fullerton - EMS
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San Diego County
San Diego City Fire - WF + ? SF + SAR + EMS
San Diego City Police - police
San Diego County Sheriff - ASTREA - police helos - police
San Diego County Sheriff - ASTREA - fire helos - WF + SAR
Cleveland Natl Forest - WF - summers - H538 at Ramona - HT at Ramona
Border Patrol - ?
Mercy Air 5 at Carlsbad - EMS
Mercy Air 6 and Air 19 at El Cajon - EMS
REACH at Oceanside FD - EMS - Fall 2013 start maybe
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Riverside County
Riverside City Police - police + WF - 4 small helos - no hoists
Riverside County Sheriff - 4 AS 350 - police + ?SAR
Cal Fire - WF - summers - H301 at Hemet / Ryan
San Bernardino Natl Forest - WF - summers - H535 at Keenwild
Cleveland Natl Forest - WF - summers - HT at Hemet/Ryan
Mercy Air 3 at Hemet Ryan - EMS
Mercy Air 18 at Thermal - EMS
Reach 11 at Thermal - EMS
CHP at Thermal - police + EMS + SAR
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San Bernardino County
San Bernardino City Police - new small helo in 2006 - cut in 2009
San Bernardino County Sheriff - police + WF + EMS
San Bernardino County Sheriff / County Fire - "Air Rescue 6" (Huey) - in High Desert - starting ops 12/13/2013
San Bernardino Natl Forest - WF - summers - H534 at Heaps Peak - HT at San Bernardino
BLM H554 at Apple Valley - WF - summers
CHP at Apple Valley - police + SAR + EMS
Mercy Air 2 at Victorville - EMS
Mercy Air 22 at Hesperia - EMS
Mercy Air 23 at San Bernardino - EMS
Mercy Air 29 at 29 Palms USMC - EMS
Reach 13 at Upland - EMS
Cal Fire H305 at Prado - WF - summers - ? sheriff helo ?
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Kern County
Kern County Sheriff - 5 helos - 1 has hoist - police + SAR
Kern County Fire - WF + SAR + ? SF - 407 at Keene Summit - 408 at Metter Fire Station - (per 2012 AR - rarely respond to EMS calls)
Hall Air Ambulance at Bakersfield - EMS
Sequoia Natl Forest - WF - summers - H523 at Kernville
Mercy Air 14 at Mojave - EMS
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Ventura County
Ventura County Sheriff / Fire - WF + SAR + EMS + police + ? SF
Los Padres Natl Forest - WF - summers - H530 at Chuchupaite - HT at Casitas
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Santa Barbara County
Santa Barbara County - WF + ? SF + SAR + EMS + police - (Fire 308 and Fire 309)
Los Padres Natl Forest - WF - summers - H528 at Santa Ynez
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Tulare County
Sequoia NF - WF - summers - H522 at Peppermint (40 miles east of Porterville)
Skylife 3 + 4 - EMS - at Visalia Airport