The Placer County, Nev. Board of Supervisors has approved the $2.5-million purchase of a new
Eurocopter AS350B3 AStar for
law enforcement, rescue and
firefighting. “Our missions have expanded dramatically since 1995,” said Captain Dave Harris, Placer County Sheriff’s division commander of support services. The sheriff’s 1971 Bell
OH-58 “doesn’t keep pace with the types and numbers of missions being requested of us.” It will, however, be kept as a backup. The Eurocopter is to be fitted with a hoist rescue device and capable of carrying a water bucket for
firefighting.
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