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Aeromedical Safety Training - Dover International Speedway

Thursday, July 2, 2015

On April 27, 2010, the Dover Fire Department and Little Creek VFC held a joint Flight operations awareness/safety class. Members were familiarized with the operational capabilities and safety aspects of several different helicopter airframes that they may encounter. Due to the uniqueness of each individual aircraft, members conducted EMS drills where a patient was loaded into each different aircraft. Flight crews were on hand to instruct members on the emergency shutdown procedures of each helicopter. The DFD greatly thanks the flight crews of the Delaware State Police, Maryland State Police and Christiana Care LifeNet for their time and service to our communities. Helicopters on site: Delaware State Police Aviation Unit Bell 407 (Trooper 2) Delaware State Police Aviation Unit Bell 412 (Trooper 4 “Heavy”) Maryland State Police Aviation Unit: EuroCopter AS365N1 Dauphin II (Trooper 6) Christiana Care LifeNet: Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm/Kawasaki BK-117 (LifeNet 6-1)