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State of California S-70 Firehawk


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AEM Loudspeaker System for S-70i Firehawk, 24-Jan-20 : #Loudspeaker Canadian Anodyne Electronics Manufacturing Corp (AEM) supplied the LS1320 loudspeaker systems for 7 new S-70i Firehawk helicopters with three of them (California’s CAL FIRE, LACoFD and SDFD) been delivered last December

Three New Firehawk Helicopters for California, 10-Dec-19 : #firefighting United Rotorcraft, the Air Methods division for MRO and customization, delivered three new S-70i Black Hawk converted to Firehawk configuration to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD) and the City of San Diego Fire-Rescue Department (SDFD)

LA County Firehawk to be Honored at Heli-Expo 2020, 10-Nov-19 : Heli-Expo 2020 Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD) Air Operations Firehawk Unit will receive HAI’s Salute to Excellence Humanitarian Service Award during Heli-Expo 2020, January 28-30 in Anaheim, California

Firefighter Helicopters in the California’ Woolsey Fire, 16-Nov-18 : #WoolseyFire Twenty-two helicopters working on the Woolsey Fire in Southern California, and another 21 crews fighting the Camp Fire in Northern California

CAL FIRE Orders Firehawk, 23-May-18 : #firefighting Air Methods’ United Rotorcraft will customize the first of eventually 12 new S-70 Black Hawk into the Firehawk configuration for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE)

Sikorsky honors Los Angeles County for Firehawk service, 23-Feb-09 : ANAHEIM, California - In an event at Heli-Expo today, Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. recognized the Los Angeles County Fire Department for its heroic efforts during the 2008 Southern California wildfires and Metrolink train crash while using the Sikorsky FIREHAWK® helicopter. Sikorsky Aircraft is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp.

LA County to Buy a Third Firehawk Helicopter, 15-Mar-04 : LAS VEGAS, Nevada - Acquisition of a third Sikorsky S-70 FIREHAWK helicopter has been authorized for the California's Los Angeles County Fire Department.




Units

YearsUnitsbold : Current base of the Unit
2019/    CAL FIRE
2001/    LACoFD Barton Heliport
Los Angeles

List of Aircraft

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C/NBuiltID     In this OrgIn other Org

70-2453 2001     N160LA: County Of Los Angeles Fire Dept from Jul11; LACoFD /16
70-2479 2001     N190LA: S-70A; LACoFD County Of Los Angeles Fire Dept from Nov01; /+
70-2814     N964SB: firehawk set to be retrofitted as a firefighting aircraft for Santa B+
 		US Army Aviation 02-26964: US Army HH-60L type; Dec11 Co C, 1-168th AVN, Californi+
70-2830     N60VC: firehawk Ventura County Fire Protection District at Camarillo, CA fro+
 		US Army Aviation 03-26996: US Army, conv to MedEvac HH-60L
Air Methods N60VC: United Rotorcraft conv to Firehawk for Ventura Country +
70-2846 2004     N15LA: LACoFD County Of Los Angeles Fire Dept at Pacoima, CA from J+
70-2955     N70VC: firehawk Ventura County Fire Protection District at Camarillo, CA fro+
 		US Army Aviation 05-27037: US Army, conv to MedEvac HH-60L
Air Methods N70VC: United Rotorcraft conv to Firehawk for Ventura Country +
70-3007     N80VC: firehawk Ventura County Fire Protection District at Camarillo, CA fro+
 		US Army Aviation 06-27110: US Army, conv to HH-60L
Air Methods N80VC: United Rotorcraft conv to Firehawk for Ventura Country +
70-4023 2017     N821LA: firehawk LACoFD County Of Los Angeles Fire Dep from Jan18, pictured
 		PZL Mielec : PZL Mielec msn 0042 Oct17
70-4024 2017     N822LA: firehawk LACoFD County Of Los Angeles Fire Dep from Jan18;27mar18 pic+
 		PZL Mielec SP-YVK: PZL Mielec msn 0043 Oct17
Sikorsky Helicopters N743SX: Sikorsky Sep17-Jan18
70-4025 2017     N283SD: firehawk SDFD Copter 3 from Aug18, pictured;
 		PZL Mielec SP-YVL: PZL Mielec msn 0044 Oct17
Sikorsky Helicopters N744SX: Sikorsky Oct17
70-4030 2018     N483DF: firehawk CAL FIRE reserved from Sep19; McClellan /903; 22oct19 pictur+
 		PZL Mielec SP-YVI: PZL Mielec msn 0046
Air Methods N746SX: Air Methods from Jan19; pictured (pic1) (pic2) being c+
23sep19 flying in Denver, CO
70-4033     N485DF: firehawk CAL FIRE
 		PZL Mielec ?: PZL Mielec
Air Methods N485DF: Air Methods from Oct19, customization
70-4046     N484DF: firehawk CAL FIRE
 		PZL Mielec SP-YVA: PZL Mielec msn 0049?
Air Methods N484DF: Air Methods from Oct19, customization
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