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usa Arizona Department of Public Safety

State of Arizona

AZDPS







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AZDPS Air Rescue is tasked with state-wide law enforcement missions, medical evacuations, and search-and-rescue tasks. Arizona Highway Patrol (later formed into Arizona DPS) began using helicopters in 1969. A joint venture project with Arizona State University studying aeromedical evacuation was started in 1969 with two Fairchild Hiller FH-1100s, based at Falcon Field Airport (KFFZ) in Mesa, Arizona, close to Phoenix, Arizona. After the study concluded, AZDPS Air Rescue Section was formed in 1972 with Bell 206 Jet Rangers. These aircraft were later replaced with Bell 206L Long Rangers, which themselves were supplemented and later replaced with Bell 407s. AZDPS Air Rescue now operates helicopters out of four bases: Flagstaff , Kingman, and Tuscon, and Phoenix.



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Arizona DPS Awarded Search Air Rescue Training

Arizona DPS Awarded Search Air Rescue Training

15-Feb-24 - Priority 1 Air Rescue (P1AR) awarded 5-year contract by the Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZ DPS) for Bell 429 search and rescue (SAR) pilots, hoist system operators, and paramedic rescue specialists operating from Phoenix, Tucson and Flagstaff #Arizona
Arizona DPS Bell 429 First Night Rescue

Arizona DPS Bell 429 First Night Rescue

19-Dec-18 - Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) Bell 429 helicopter completed first night rescue using external hoist at Thunder Mountain north of Sedona #Arizona
Arizona Department of Public Safety Orders Bell 429

Arizona Department of Public Safety Orders Bell 429

07-Mar-17 - Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) Aviation Bureau signed for a new Bell 429 helicopter to be delivered this year during Heli-Expo in Dallas. The AZ DPS currently operates Bell 407


  Locations


YearsLocationICAO/FAA
1978-    TucsonKTUS
1972/??Falcon FieldKFFZ
Goldwater ANGBKPHX
Phoenix Deer ValleyKDVT
KingmanKIGM
Flagstaff PulliamKFLG


helicopter   Models


Years Models
2017-    429
1998-    407








Arizona Department of Public Safety List of helicopters


C/N VersionBuiltIn this Org In other Org
45681 w/o 2013 206l-1 1981 N2018R : AZDPS; w/o 28aug13 force landing Tonto National Forest,
GM Leasing N2018R
45215 w/o 1983 206l-1 1979 N29AZ : Crashed in Marana, AZ during a rescue mission / Ranger 29
51008 206l-3 1982 N32AZ : Ranger 32
Elbow River Helicopters C-GERB
- VH-PLI
45748 206l-1 1982 N38AZ : Ranger 38
51087 206l-3 1984 N41AZ : Ranger 41
53312 407 1998 N42AZ : Arizona Department Of Public Safety at Phoenix, AZ Aug99-2018; AZDPS
Coastal Helicopters N26CH
53380 407 1999 N52AZ : State Of Arizona from Nov99, Bell serial N6387S; AZDPS Air rescue /Ranger5+
53588 407 2004 N54AZ : State of Arizona, AZDPS from Jun04
: pictured (pic1) as AZDPS /Ranger54 at Phoenix Deer Valley, AZ
: AZDPS pictured (pic2) on Sabino Canyon, Tucson, AZ
53616 407 2004 N56AZ : State Of Arizona from Dec04, test serial C-FCAD; Dept Public Safety, AZDPS
53736 407 2006 N58AZ : State Of Arizona from May07, test serial N407WY; Dept Public Safety, AZDPS
57462 429 2022 N783AZ : Arizona Department of Public Safety May23
Bell Helicopter N943TB
57439 429 2021 N822AZ : Arizona Department of Public Safety at Phoenix, AZ from Aug22
Bell Helicopter N678AZ
57301 429 2015 N911AZ : State Of Arizona from Apr17; Dept Public Safety, AZDPS; /Ranger 1
: first sunset hoist rescue
: N911AZ Arizona DPS
Bell Helicopter Canada C-FNFI
Bell Helicopter N674BH







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