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Helicopter NVG – Night Vision
This is a split screen video demonstrating the effectiveness of Night Vision Goggles (NVG) in helicopter operations.
Video: 2 Hikers Fall. Long Line Rescue at Stinson Beach
Two hikers wanted the ultimate photographic opportunity at Stinson Beach. Instead, they got the ultimate rescue when they both went over the edge, falling 200ft. Press Release to come. Click on the image to launch the video.
Former Helicopter Unit Sgt. Appointed Asst. Sheriff
Editorial
It is with great pride that I take this opportunity to congratulate Lt. Lorenzo Duenas on his recent appointment to Assistant Sheriff.
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…
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…
Neither Night, Nor Driving Rain…
Back at the hangar, the work doesn’t stop. Apart from their work as a cohesive team, each crew member has a specialty to perform that requires they are fit and fully prepared for whatever may come. Read more…
Rescue Helicopter Unit in Men’s Fitness Magazine
Saving lives in treacherous Northern California terrain requires courage and physical durability. Luckily, the men who make up the Henry 1 rescue team are fit for the challenge.
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In and Around
Injured Bodega Dunes horseback riders, located, evacuated by Sheriff’s helicopter
On Sunday 1-23-11 at about 2:48 PM, Sheriff’s dispatch received a 911 call from two horseback riders that had been thrown from their horses west of the Bodega Dunes area near Bodega Head. State Parks Rangers, Sheriff’s Deputies and the Bodega Bay Fire Department were dispatched to the accident. The Sheriff’s helicopter crew on “Henry-1″ was nearby as well and arrived on scene within two minutes.
Henry-1 evacuates crash victims from Jenner ravine
Small Engine Plane crashes in Sonoma, Two Injured
Sonoma County Sheriff’s Press Release
On 11/6/2010 at 1:16 PM the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a plane crash in the area 21877 8th Street East in Sonoma. Officers from the Sonoma Police Department and deputies from Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene along with Fire and EMS personnel from Schell Vista Fire Department. Read more…
Two fishermen rescued off rocks
Sonoma County Sheriff’s Press Release
On 10-29-10 at about 5:06 PM, the Sheriff’s Helicopter “Henry-1″ was requested by State Park Lifeguards for a rescue at Gerstle Cove. Two fishermen had become stranded on a small rock by the incoming tide and large waves and were unable to make it back to shore. Read more…
Stranded kayaker rescued from Russian River
Sonoma County Sheriff’s Press Release
On 10/21/2010 at approximately 12:44 PM, the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Helicopter “Henry 1″ was dispatched to a possible rescue in the area of Memorial Beach, Healdsburg. It was originally reported as a female kayaker stranded on a rock downstream from Memorial Beach after being ejected from her tandem kayak. Her kayak partner was able to swim to shore. Read more…
Henry 1 assists with fall victim at Foothill Reginal Park
Sonoma County Sheriff’s Press Release
On 10-3-10 at about 10:39 AM, the Sheriff’s Helicopter Unit, “Henry-1,” was called for a medical rescue at the Foothill Regional Park in Windsor. The Henry-1 crew, members of the Windsor Fire Department as well as Regional Park staff responded to the Alta Vista Trail for a woman with a leg injury after a fall. Read more…
Woman air-evacuated after fall on Doran Beach Jetty
Sonoma County Sheriff’s Press Release
On Tuesday 9-7-10 at about 11:07 am, the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office rescue helicopter, “Henry-1,” was requested to assist in a medical rescue at the Doran Beach Jetty Campground in Bodega Bay. Read more…
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…
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 long line rescue their top priority...
Helicoper NVG - Night Vision
Search and Rescue: Behind the Scenes
Long Line Rescue Demo
Bell 407 Walk Around
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