
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.
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Years | Location | ICAO/FAA |
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Years | Models | |
Bell OH-58A Kiowa | ||
Bell UH-1D Iroquois | ||
Bell UH-1H Iroquois | ||
Bell UH-1N | ||
Sikorsky HUS-1 / UH-34D Seahorse | ||
Sikorsky UH-60L Black Hawk | ||
Santa Barbara County Sheriff Department List of helicopters | Help Us | |
C/N | Version | Built | In this Org | In other Org | |
![]() | 31427 | UH-1N | 1972 | - : Santa Barbara County Sheriffs Dept for spare parts ![]() | ![]() |
31430 | UH-1N | - : Aircraft retired from service, timed out. Scrapped hull given to Santa Ba+ ![]() | ![]() | ||
41120 | oh-58a | - : Santa Barbara Sheriff Office from 2014 as spare parts; sold to Dave Barron+ ![]() | ![]() | ||
41648 | oh-58a | N1850W : Santa Barbara County Sheriffs Dept from Dec96;
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![]() | 9526 | uh-1h | N205KS 308 : Santa Barbara County Sheriff Dept; Sep16 pictured | ![]() ![]() | |
![]() | 5105 | uh-1d | N22SD : Santa Barbara Sheriffs Dept Apr04-Oct09 | ![]() | |
![]() | 40349 | oh-58a | N4911S : Santa Barbara County Sheriffs Dept from May96;
pictured unk;
Jan20 still | ![]() | |
![]() | 31627 | UH-1N | N911HN 4 : Santa Barbara County Sheriff Department from Jan10, pictured;
Jan20 still ![]() | ![]() | |
![]() | 5105 | uh-1d | N911KP 3 : Santa Barbara Sheriffs Dept from Oct09, pictured | ![]() | |
![]() | 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 + ![]() | ![]() |
![]() | 58-1519 | hus-1 | 1962 | N9VY : pictured (pic1) at Santa Barbara Airport, CA; This helicopter is the Screa+ ![]() | ![]() ![]() - N698 |