Established mid 1980s, the Dale County Sheriff Office (DSCO) Aviation Unit is part of the Regional B Response Team for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and can responded state-wide to provide assistance to any affected area.
In 2014 DSCO partnered with the Houston County Sheriff Office, Dothan Police Department, Enterprise Police Department and the Ozark Police Department to form the Wiregrass Aviation Support Program (WASP). The Wiregrass Region (or Wiregrass Country) is an area of the Southern United States encompassing parts of southern Georgia, southeastern Alabama, and the Florida Panhandle. The region is named for the native Aristida stricta, commonly known as wiregrass due to its texture. WASP pools resources from the different agencies to perform search and rescue operations, surveillance, prisoner transports, patrol flights, drug eradication and other functions to the Wiregrass area.
As of 2018, operates an ex US Army OH-58, a MD600N and a Cessna 182RG airplane.
In 2014 DSCO partnered with the Houston County Sheriff Office, Dothan Police Department, Enterprise Police Department and the Ozark Police Department to form the Wiregrass Aviation Support Program (WASP). The Wiregrass Region (or Wiregrass Country) is an area of the Southern United States encompassing parts of southern Georgia, southeastern Alabama, and the Florida Panhandle. The region is named for the native Aristida stricta, commonly known as wiregrass due to its texture. WASP pools resources from the different agencies to perform search and rescue operations, surveillance, prisoner transports, patrol flights, drug eradication and other functions to the Wiregrass area.
As of 2018, operates an ex US Army OH-58, a MD600N and a Cessna 182RG airplane.
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Dale County Sheriff Office List of helicopters |
C/N | Version | Built | In this Org | In other Org | |
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RN029 | md600n | N2638S : Dale County Sheriffs Office (DCSO) Feb12-Sep16
pictured at HeliExpo 2012+ | N603BP - ZK-IJD | ||
41771 | oh-58a | N263LE : Dale County Sheriffs Office at Ozark, AL from Oct18 | 72-21105 | ||
40321 | oh-58a | N264LE : Dale County Sheriffs Office at Ozark, AL from Apr21 | 69-16100 N286MP | ||
42069 | oh-58a | N268DC : DCSO from 2002, ex 72-21403 | 72-21403 - N144LC |