🚁🔥 Night Hoist Rescue in Mission Viejo 🔥🚁 Tonight, OCFA firefighters responded to a single-vehicle traffic collision in Mission Viejo after a car crashed approximately 200 feet down a steep hillside. Due to the difficult terrain and limited access, one of our new FIREHAWK helicopters was deployed to perform a night hoist operation. Firefighters on the ground simultaneously treated and carefully packaged the patient to be hoisted to the helicopter. This coordinated effort between air and grou

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VCFD and the VC Air Unit hosted an S-270/271 Basic Air Operations and Helicopter Crewmember course last week. The class included a field exercise where participants setup simulated helispots and collaborated on transporting crew members and supplies in and out of those locations. VCFD firefighters and hand crew members were joined by firefighters from partner agencies including Oxnard Fire, Camp Pendleton Fire, Orange County Fire Authority and Santa Barbara County Fire. These courses help prepar