County Uses Two Helicopters For Law Enforcement And Public
Safety Support
Night Flight Concepts traveled to Contra Costa County
California in June to provide night vision goggle (NVG) training to
the Sheriff's Aviation Unit. The Air Support Unit of the
Contra Costa (CoCo) County Sheriff's Office has two helicopters
that provide law enforcement reconnaissance, rescue, and support to
all public safety agencies within the County. The Sheriff's
Office uses "Star One", a Bell 407 and "Star Two", a Bell 206B-3
for aerial patrol of Contra Costa and surrounding counties, as well
as the East Bay Regional Park District.
Randy Rowles, NFC chief flight instructor commented "the pilots
and TFO's are skilled at their craft. The use of NVG's is yet
another tool to help them do their mission safer and more
effective." The training took place over the course of three
days. Ground and flight training was conducted in the Bell 407
aircraft by Randy Rowles. Both pilots and TFO's participated in the
training to maximize their effectiveness while maintaining crew
continuity during training. Rowles stated "NFC appreciates the
strides taken by the Contra Costa County SO leadership to provide
this level of training to their staff in these difficult economic
times."
Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office takes part in the "Turn
Green, Turn Key" program offered by Night Flight Concepts. With
this program, Contra Costa County SO received multiple sets of FAA
Approved Nivisys NVAG Night Vision Goggles, annual NVG maintenance
agreement, and completed REBTECH STC lighting kit installations on
both the Bell 206 and 407 aircraft.
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