Aviation

911 calls from hiker killed in NM crash unanswered

Posted Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Helicopter pilot died of exposure, crash injuries

Posted Tuesday, June 16, 2009

NM searchers find 1 of 3 on downed helicopter

Posted Thursday, June 11, 2009

Aviation Unit Special Operations

Police administrators, completely unfamiliar with aviation, often get their ideas and thoughts from books, movies, television and the internet. Many an aviation commander has swallowed hard and wondered what was coming when the chief said, "my wife and I were watching a movie over the weekend and..."

Posted Saturday, June 6, 2009

Police helicopters stage river rescue

One fisherman was pulled to the shore by the Fairfax Police Helicopter. The other fisherman was rapidly approaching the dam. The second fisherman was only a few feet from being swept over the dam when the United States Park Police Aviation Officers hoisted him to safety.

Posted Sunday, May 31, 2009

Aircraft Technology

Today, it is almost standard to have an aircraft equipped with a searchlight, forward looking infra-red (FLIR), GPS, moving maps and in many cases a camera downlink system. In addition, night vision goggles, license plate recognition and computer aided dispatch may be part of the aircraft's onboard gear.

Posted Sunday, May 10, 2009

First US swine flu death; school closings possible

A Mexico City toddler who traveled to the Texas with family to visit relatives is the first confirmed death in the U.S. from swine flu. The boy, who was nearly 2 years old, arrived in the border city of Brownsville with "underlying health issues" on April 4 and developed flu symptoms four days later, the Texas Department of State Health Services said. He was taken to a Brownsville hospital April 13 and transferred to the following day to a hospital in Houston, where he died Monday night.

Posted Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Your Eye in the Sky

In the past 10 years, thanks in large part to the military surplus program, more law enforcement agencies are starting their own aviation units to take advantage of this strong and powerful asset.

Posted Monday, February 2, 2009

Beyond Patrol--Using the Aviation Unit for Your Benefit

When most police officers think of their airborne law enforcement support, they think in terms of perpetrator searches and vehicle pursuits. Airborne law enforcement units are wonderful tools to assist in these types of. However, aircraft can be used for a variety of missions that are not always readily apparent.

Posted Monday, February 2, 2009

Special Report: Rescue Response to Flight 1549 in the Hudson River

There was an enormous response from the New Jersey side of the river, bringing multiple police, fire and EMS resources to the scene. Within sixty minutes of the water landing, there were literally thousands of rescuers on scene or staged to assist.

Posted Friday, January 16, 2009