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0
Q

The year Duffy announced plan for aviation unit

A

1970

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ASTREA stands for:

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Aerial Support to Regional Enforcement Agencies

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Month and year of the first Bell 47’s

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December 1971

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Concept was and still is to:

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Provide air support to LE and Fire agencies in SD at no cost to those agencies

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4
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Area of SD covered:

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4200 sq miles

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Staffing at ASTREA:

A 
1 Capt.
1 LT
2 Sergeants
2 Corporals
11 Deps
1 clerk
5 mechanics
2 Fuel truck drivers/mechanics
1 part time Maintenance officer
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Hours of operation:

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365 days from 0700-0300 hours

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Fleet size and type:

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2- Bell 407’s (one glass model “GX”)
2- Bell 205’s
3- MD 530F’s
1- MD 500D

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8
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Fuel facilities and sizes:

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AB 30,000 gallons
Fallbrook 4,000 gallons
San Marcos 1,000 gallons
Split Mountain 600 gallons

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9
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How many fuel trucks?

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2

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Helicopter equipment:

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FLIR
Moving map
NVG's
Video Downlink
Lo-Jac (in all aircraft now)
Search light
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11
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When was AB opened?

A

2002

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Square footage of AB?

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30,000

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13
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AB home to which 5 units?

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ASTREA, SED, SAR, Emergency Planning, CDF fire crews

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Fuel trucks built by:

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Freightliner

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15
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How many gallons in fuel trucks?

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1,200 and 4,000 gallons

16
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Pat Coyle lighted helo pad located where?

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San Marcos Station

17
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FLIR acronym

A

Forward Looking InfraRed

18
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How FLIR works?

A

Detects differences in heat and shows white as hot

19
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Layers of moving map?

A

Thomas Bros, topographical, airspace

20
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Brand of NVG’s?

A

Anvis 9

21
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How NVG’s work?

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Amplifies light 30,000 times. Turns night into day.

22
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11 Mission types:

A 
Aerial LE
SAR
Fire suppression
Marijuana location/interdiction
Photo flights
Transportation Flights
Directed patrol
Public Relations
External sling loads
Surveillance 
Beat familiarization flights
23
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Law enforcement support mission:

A

Crimes in progress, mission persons, proactive patrols, surveillance, tactical ops

24
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SAR missions:

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Locating lost, injured, or person in distress, rescues

25
Q

Hoist- how long and capacity?

A

250’ and 600lbs

26
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Decade of one skid and toe-in procedures?

A

1980’s

27
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Long line for what reasons?

A

Body recovery, marijuana, moving equipment

28
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Bambi bucket capacity?

A

120 gallons

29
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Both 205’s bought from where?

A

Eagle Helicopters from Canada

30
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Bell 205 equipment?

A

Fixed external 375 gallons tank, foam tank, hoist

31
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Copter 10 crew?

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ASTREA pilot, CalFire Capt, CalFire rescue specialist

32
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Copter12 crew?

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ASTREA pilot, CalFire Capt (winter), heli-tax crew (summer)

33
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How are 205’s staged during fire months?

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1 at Fallbrook and 1 at AB

ASTREA (7 decks)

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