Issue 118 | July 2021

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Adapting skills and aircraft for police multi-mission capabilities
How UAVs can boost force efficiency
Selecting the right equipment for police surveillance and SAR
Interdisciplinary HEMS crew integration in Norway
An exclusive excerpt from PostFlight: An Old Pilot’s Logbook
Interviews: Tab Burnett, Alaska Department of Public Safety; Kevin Kissner, Virginia State Police
Provider Profile: European Air Ambulance

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Helicopter

Industry Voice: True HEMS Crew Integration in Norway

Norwegian Air Ambulance (NLA)'s Dr Per Bredmose, HEMS technical crewmember (HTCM) Thomas Dahle, and pilot Andreas Hjert share insights into HEMS operations in Norway with Mandy Langfield

Mandy Langfield

DAA using Chelton

Modernising the critical communications infrastructure

Public safety systems of today need technology that facilitates cooperation between multiple parties. Chelton looks at the next generation of comms technology – 4G LTE – which enables high-speed data...

Sponsored by Chelton

ISOVAC Capsuls

Proactive protection in patient transportation

ISOVAC shared an update into its activities in the patient isolation unit marketplace, which has served to underline the importance of proactive preparedness by governments and healthcare service providers around...

Sponsored by ISOVAC Products LLC

Isovac Products LLC

Bucher

Bucher interiors lighten the load for air rescue operators

Bucher's Rolf Kraus shares his insights on equipping police aviation units with modular interiors to increase mission capabilities

Sponsored by Bucher Group

Wildfire

Taking wildfires personally

Brittany (Wise) Black, Senior Vice President of Sales, Business Development and Marketing for Erickson Incorporated, shares stories from individuals who have been directly impacted by wildfires

Sponsored by Erickson: Leading the way in Innovation

Brittany (Wise) Black

Helicopter

Getting a clear picture: procuring the right surveillance equipment for police aviation

Mandy Langfield spoke to police aviators about their choices for onboard equipment that pair crew and aircraft safety with enhancing their aerial law enforcement role

Mandy Langfield

UAVs

Eyes in the sky: how UAVs are increasingly used in police search and rescue and surveillance

Mario Pierobon discusses how police forces in North America and Europe are using UAV support to boost force efficiency and effectiveness, and the regulatory obstacles they bring

Helicopter

Adapting police helicopters for search and rescue missions

Barry Smith discusses how law enforcement teams adapt their aircraft fleet and skills to ensure response readiness when facing the diversity of search and rescue missions