Featured
In It For The Long Haul
The Henry 1 program and crew are featured in this Vertical Magazine article by Brent Bergan, an instructor pilot with the U.S. Coast Guard at Air Station Humboldt Bay. View the PDF.
Playing the Victim
One of the more dramatic photos we’ve ever captured was of Henry 1 long lining a victim from the top of a monster wave. What is rarely mentioned is the continual, physical training the unit puts itself through in order to meet those types of rescue demands and, more importantly, the people who volunteer to play victim. Read more…
Send us your Henry 1 photos
Whether you just happened to be in the area during a rescue, parked the fire truck next to the helicopter, got the kids and dogs posing with the crew at an air show, or caught the helicopter flying by, we now have a special place to put all of the Henry 1 photos you send to us: Fan Photos. Read more…
Canine External Cargo
The crew is featured on the Vertical Magazine website for the rescue of a man and his dog from a cliff on Bodega Head trail. You can view a PDF of the story or visit the story online on the Vertical magazine website. Read more…
In the News
Sheriff’s Helicopter aids in medical rescue of ab diver
Sonoma County Sheriff’s Press Release
On 8-15-10 at about 9:40 am, the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Helicopter, “Henry-1,” was paged out for a cliff rescue at South Gerstle Cove. An abalone diver had become nauseated, ill and distressed in the surf. Read more…
Jet-skier rescued after Lake Sonoma crash
Sonoma County Sheriff’s Press Release
On 8-1-10 at about 3:38 PM, rescue crews were dispatched to Lake Sonoma for a jet-skier who crashed his personal water craft onto the shore across the Warm Springs Arm from Madrone Point. The Sheriff’s Helicopter “Henry-1″ responded along with the Sheriff’s Boating Unit, Geyserville Fire Dept., Army Corps Rangers and REACH. Read more…
Windsurfer rescued off Point Arena
Sonoma County Sheriff’s Press Release
On 7-2-10 at about 4:57 PM, the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Helicopter, “Henry-1″ was called to Schooner Gulch Beach in Point Arena for an ocean rescue. A windsurfer was reported to be in distress. The Henry-1 crew responded along with local fire and rescue crews. Read more…
Driver rescued by Sheriff’s helicopter and Bodega Bay Fire crews
Sonoma County Sheriff’s Press Release
On 5-27-10 at about 1:20 PM, the Sheriff’s Rescue Helicopter unit “Henry-1″ was dispatched to a vehicle over the cliff in the 20000 block of Oyster Catcher Loop in Bodega Bay. A 62-year-old Bodega Bay woman accidentally backed her SUV off the roadway, down a hill and into a ravine toward the ocean in that area. Read more…
1,604 square miles of mountainous forest, narrow river canyons, and steep coastal cliffs bordered by the world's largest ocean. The diverse beauty that beckons visitors from around the world also contains environmental elements potentially hazardous to life and limb. Being airlifted by a rescue helicopter is the last thing anyone has on their mind. Fortunately, there are a handful of professionals who make the business of rescue their top priority...
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