Medical Helicopter Crashes into Residential Neighborhood near U of A
A medical helicopter carrying three people crashed this afternoon on Park Avenue, south of Glenn in midtown Tucson. There is no immediate word on the fate of the people on board. The chopper crashed right behind a home and there were initial reports the crash set the home on fire, but fire officials later discounted that. Firefighters on the scene reported three people were on board the chopper.
CALSTAR Trains with Night Vision Goggles
SANTA MARIA - They make night look like day and they can mean the difference between life and death. CALSTAR, an air ambulance non-profit organization with a base in Santa Maria, has new night vision goggles, or NVGs. The goggles amplify light up to 6000 times. They can use moonlight, even starlight.
The Hazards of Helicopter Shopping
As part of our ongoing effort in safety and education a video about The Hazards of Helicopter Shopping has been provided.
One Hundred Backboards Donated to Rural Hospitals
Tom Mortimer, Chief Flight Nurse for Portneuf Life Flight: "Any trauma patient you come across will be on a board like this."
Sweet Springs indecisive about Air Evac partnership
Tuesday, July 13, 2010 By SARAH REED/Staff Writer
Jerry Kirchhoff, program director of the Air Evac base in Sedalia, addressed the board Monday, July 12, regarding a utility plan that had previously been submi
Pasco hospital gets trauma center status
NEW PORT RICHEY - The sound of a Bayflite medical helicopter is a familiar one to emergency medical crews in Pasco County.
Memorial service of CareFlite employees killed in crash takes place
GRAPEVINE - The memorial service of two CareFlite employees - pilot Guy Del Giudice and mechanic Stephen Durler - who were killed when their helicopter crashed in a field near Midlothian on June 2nd took place at Fellowship Church of Grapevine on Thursday.










