Spokane Sheriff's Regional Air Support Units new helicopter

Fire and law enforcement officials lift off in the Spokane Sheriff's Regional Air Support Units new search/rescue/fire support helicopter, Friday, May 4, 2018, at Felts Field in Spokane, Wash. The 1964 UH-1H was acquired from South Carolina through a surplus program at no cost to Spokane County. The copter is capable of of lifting victims to safety and conduct water drops on fires. The Air Support Unit now has 3 helicopters and addition to civilian pilots the unit has personnel from Spokane County Sheriff's Office, Spokane Valley Fire Department, Spokane Valley Police, Spokane Police Department, Spokane Fire Department, Kootenai County Sheriff's Office and the Coeur d'Alene Police Department

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Sun., May 6, 2018

Dan Knight, of the Spokane County Sheriff;s Office, right, gives pre-flight safety instructions to fire and law enforcement officials before taking a ride in the Spokane Sheriff's Regional Air Support Unit's new search/rescue/fire support helicopter, Friday, May 4, 2018, at Felts Field in Spokane, Wash.

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Under Sheriff Dave Ellis of the Spokane County Sheriff's Office, shows off the Spokane Sheriff's Regional Air Support Unit's new search/rescue/fire support helicopter, Friday, May 4, 2018, at Felts Field in Spokane, Wash.

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Fire and law enforcement officials lift off for a ride in the Spokane Sheriff's Regional Air Support Unit's new search/rescue/fire support helicopter, Friday, May 4, 2018, at Felts Field in Spokane, Wash.

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Fire and law enforcement officials lift off in the Spokane Sheriff's Regional Air Support Unit's new search/rescue/fire support helicopter, Friday, May 4, 2018, at Felts Field in Spokane, Wash.

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Mark John, Spokane Fire Department Deputy Chief , thanks pilot Jack Scanlon, right, after a flight in the new Spokane Sheriff's Regional Air Support Unit's new search/rescue/fire support helicopter, Friday, May 4, 2018, at Felts Field in Spokane, Wash.

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Area agencies are represented on the side of the new Spokane Sheriff's Regional Air Support Unit's search/rescue/fire support helicopter, Friday, May 4, 2018, at Felts Field in Spokane, Wash. The 1964 UH-1H was acquired from South Carolina through a surplus program at no cost to Spokane County. The copter is capable of of lifting victims to safety and conduct water drops on fires. The Air Support Unit now has 3 helicopters and addition to civilian pilots the unit has personnel from Spokane County Sheriff's Office, Spokane Valley Fire Department, Spokane Valley Police, Spokane Police Department, Spokane Fire Department, Kootenai County Sheriff's Office and the Coeur d'Alene Police Department

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