As of 2017, the Air Support Unit (ASU) operates 2 Bell OH-58A helicopters used primarily for law enforcement operations equipped with multi-agency communications radios, FLIR (Forward Looking Infra Red) technology, searchlights, LoJack stolen vehicle tracking equipment, photo and video equipment, and mapping technology.
ASU also operates 3 Hueys for rescue and firefighting with the Fire Dept. These are 2 UH-1H and 1 UH-1N all equipped with rescue hoists and capable of fire suppression missions using either fixed water tanks or removable long-line buckets.
ASU also operates 3 Hueys for rescue and firefighting with the Fire Dept. These are 2 UH-1H and 1 UH-1N all equipped with rescue hoists and capable of fire suppression missions using either fixed water tanks or removable long-line buckets.
News about Santa Barbara County Sheriff Department |
Coast Guard Rescues during Santa Barbara Mudslide
10-Jan-18 - Coast Guard San Diego’ MH-60T Jayhawk assisted the Santa Barbara County Fire Department with rescues after heavy rains caused mudslides
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Models Santa Barbara County Sheriff Department List of helicopters |
| C/N | Version | Built | In this Org | In other Org | |
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| 31427 | UH-1N | 1972 | - : Santa Barbara County Sheriffs Dept for spare parts  |  158256 | |
| 31430 | UH-1N | - : Aircraft retired from service, timed out. Scrapped hull given to Santa Ba+ | 158259 | ||
| 41120 | oh-58a | - : Santa Barbara Sheriff Office from 2014 as spare parts; sold to Dave Barron+ | 70-15569 | ||
| 41648 | oh-58a | N1850W : Santa Barbara County Sheriffs Dept from Dec96;
Jan20 still | 71-20787 | ||
| 9526 | uh-1h | N205KS 308 : Santa Barbara County Sheriff Dept; Sep16 pictured | 67-17328 N205KS | ||
| 5105 | uh-1d | N22SD : Santa Barbara Sheriffs Dept Apr04-Oct09 | 65-10061 | ||
| 40349 | oh-58a | N4911S : Santa Barbara County Sheriffs Dept from May96;
pictured unk;
Jan20 still | 69-16128 | ||
| 31627 | UH-1N | N911HN 4 : Santa Barbara County Sheriff Department from Jan10, pictured;
Jan20 still | 158286 | ||
| 5105 | uh-1d | N911KP 3 : Santa Barbara Sheriffs Dept from Oct09, pictured | 65-10061 | ||
| 70-2814 | uh-60l | 2004 | N964SB : Santa Barbara Fire Dept (SBCFD) from Feb19 : set to be retrofitted as a firefighting aircraft for Santa Barbara County + COPTER964 : Santa Barbara County Fire Department Firehawk fitted with a 1000 Gallon Ka+ | 02-26964 | |
| 58-1519 | hus-1 | 1962 | N9VY : pictured (pic1) at Santa Barbara Airport, CA; This helicopter is the Screa+ | 150199 N698 - N698 |
