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)
T2S = Type 2 Standard
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Counties are in alphabetical order
All helos work yearround unless otherwise indicated
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Imperial County
Reach 9 at Imperial
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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) - (T2S per 2015 CA Mob Guide)
Hall Air Ambulance at Bakersfield - EMS
Sequoia Natl Forest - WF - summers - H523 at Kernville
Mercy Air 14 at Mojave - EMS
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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 (Fire Hawks have hoists 2017)
LA County Fire - WF - summers - HT 739 - (S64 Skycrane at Van Nuys Airport on contract) - (T1L per 2015 CA Mob Guide)
Angeles Natl Forest - WF - summers - Cobra 509 at Fox - H531N (night flight capable) at Palmdale - HT at Lancaster
FBI - ? police
Childrens Hospital Los Angeles - EMS - (no scene calls - 3/2015)
USCG - at LAX - 3 of their smaller helos - SAR - maritime primarily - 2011 info
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Orange County
Orange County Sheriff - police
Orange County Fire - WF + ? SF + ? SAR + ? EMS - (4 T2S per 2015 CA Mob Guide)
Mercy Air 4 at Fullerton - EMS
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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 - (at Palm Springs per 2014 info)
Reach 11 at Thermal - EMS - (Reach 52 also at Thermal per 2014 info)
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 - not on 2014 list)
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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Santa Barbara County
Santa Barbara County - WF + ? SF + SAR + EMS + police - (2014 list - FD does EMS - no mention of Sheriff) - (Fire 308 & Fire 309 at Santa Ynez per 2015 CA Mob Guide - T2S)
Los Padres Natl Forest - WF - summers - H528 at Santa Ynez
CalStar 7 - EMS - at Santa Maria Airport
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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 16 at Oceanside FD - EMS - Fall 2013 start maybe
Ontario Police - http://forums.radioreference.com/greater-los-angeles-inland-areas-discussion/311119-helicopter-air-frequency.html (Ontario is in San Bernardino County - right? - 10/27/2017]
USCG - 3 of their large helos - 2011 - SAR - maritime
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Tulare County
Sequoia NF - WF - summers - H522 at Peppermint (40 miles east of Porterville)
Skylife (3 + 4 - 2013) - EMS - at Visalia Airport - (just 1 helo - 3/16/2015) - now called Sky Life Central
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Ventura County
Ventura County Sheriff / Fire - WF + SAR + EMS + police + ? SF - (Fire helos 6,7,8,9 - T2S per 2015 CA Mob Guide)
Los Padres Natl Forest - WF - summers - H530 at Chuchupaite - HT at Casitas
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List created - 2013
Last updated - 3/16/2015 - CalStar 7 added at Santa Maria - SkyLife amended - Mercy Air 23 is gone - Mercy Air 18 moved to Palm Springs - added Reach 52 at Thermal
- added Reach 9 at Imperial - put counties in alphabetical order - 7/21/2015 - added info from 2015 CA Mob Guide - 10/27/2017 - added USCG helos