Helicopter Rescue

[shintoooo]

This is an almost weekly occurrence by my house. These idiots climb up the hill before dark and then get stuck coming back when it's too late. I see people walking down this hill sometimes at midnight. I hear them yelling for help too and I've had to call 911.

First video is from my front yard last night. Second one is my son's friend's video. He is always getting these crazy good videos of these rescues. He climbs up the hill to get these great shots lol.

 

[Tooms22]

Before cell phones, this was called "Winning a Darwin Award"

 

[4Waters]

Victory Incident. Saw it last night on Ventura County Pulse Point

 

[monkeyswrench]

Before cell phones, this was called "Winning a Darwin Award"

Not necessarily...it could have just been unscheduled camping. Used to do it as a kid. Either it got too late, or we got too drunk. The San Gabriel mountains had some nice places

 

[Jefftowz]

Brandon gets amazing pictures and video, He's everywhere!

 

[Bigbore500r]

This is an almost weekly occurrence by my house. These idiots climb up the hill before dark and then get stuck coming back when it's too late. I see people walking down this hill sometimes at midnight. I hear them yelling for help too and I've had to call 911.

First video is from my front yard last night. Second one is my son's friend's video. He is always getting these crazy good videos of these rescues. He climbs up the hill to get these great shots lol.

You should put up bulletin board at the trail head and start a wall of shame - post pictures of all these retards being rescued!

 

[JUSTWANNARACE]

So do they het charged when they have to be rescued? If not who foots the bill?

 

[shintoooo]

So do they het charged when they have to be rescued? If not who foots the bill?

Only if they go in for medical care, other than that no. It's fucked up!!

 

[JUSTWANNARACE]

Only if they go in for medical care, other than that no. It's fucked up!!

So do you know who absorbs that cost? Is it tax $?

 

[bilz]

Get Elon going on this!

 

[Caydens Cat]

These people have a cell phone with a light, yet call for distress recovery?

In college I “may” have wandered too deep up some mountains in Santa Barbara and got caught with nightfall. Slow and steady always got me down. May have taken a couple of hours vs minutes, no cell phones then but would would never have thought to call for distress…hell, it gets light by 5 or 6am, may need to hunker down for the evening (although never came to that).

 

[shintoooo]

So do you know who absorbs that cost? Is it tax $?

Yes sir

 

[JUSTWANNARACE]

Yes sir

Crazy... you would think they would have to foot the bill not the tax payers. They are not the ones that decided to go on a hike without proper planning.

 

[ChumpChange]

This is an almost weekly occurrence by my house. These idiots climb up the hill before dark and then get stuck coming back when it's too late. I see people walking down this hill sometimes at midnight. I hear them yelling for help too and I've had to call 911.

First video is from my front yard last night. Second one is my son's friend's video. He is always getting these crazy good videos of these rescues. He climbs up the hill to get these great shots lol.

I just wanna make sure you know that when I liked your post, it was only because of your son’s friend’s video, not yours. lol

 

[phuggit]

The county where the person rescued resides is supposed to pick up the tab for the rescue, but its rarely paid to the rescuing agency.

 

[jetboatperformance]

My Chopper ride to Stanford 5 year ago was 80K , fortunately Insurance paid Cant imagine the invoice to stranded Hikers

 

[Gramps]

the amount of non resident SAR incidents in southern Utah is getting crazy...................too many tourist are costing the locals way too much

 

[JUSTWANNARACE]

My Chopper ride to Stanford 5 year ago was 80K , fortunately Insurance paid Cant imagine the invoice to stranded Hikers

Sounds like there is non. It is on the tax payers

 

[Willie B]

… When I lived in Big Tujunga Canyon myself and a neighbor went across Big Tujunga Canyon Road and climbed up the side of the mountain to see if we could find the spike that said where my property ended… we made it… Found the spike… and came down… My friend wanted to go up the next day because he lost a gold chain up there…I almost didn’t make it back the first time…so I declined on the second trip up…

 

[DLow]

The county where the person rescued resides is supposed to pick up the tab for the rescue, but its rarely paid to the rescuing agency.

Where did you get this information from?

 

[phuggit]

Where did you get this information from?

AB 896

 

[4Waters]

LA County fire does not charge for helicopter rides regardless of the destination. LA City fire does charge for helicopter rides to the hospital, I don't know if they charge just for rescue.

 

[4Waters]

AB 896

?

 

[DLow]

LA County fire does not charge for helicopter rides regardless of the destination. LA City fire does charge for helicopter rides to the hospital, I don't know if they charge just for rescue.

True. As required by the state when a CON is awarded for air and ground ambulances. I don’t believe they charge for the rescue if not transporting directly to an ER.

 

[phuggit]

I dont know how to paste a document. Search AB 896 search and rescue.

The fees are rarely paid to the rescuing agency. Its usually chalked up to mutual aid.

 

[4Waters]

I dont know how to paste a document. Search AB 896 search and rescue.

The fees are rarely paid to the rescuing agency. Its usually chalked up to mutual aid.

This particular call was mutual aid as it was in Bell Cyn in Ventura County and LA City provided the helicopter. This community Bell Cyn is a weird community as the only way in or out in through Valley Circle Blvd in Los Angeles but is in Ventura County

 

[500bbc]

This is an almost weekly occurrence by my house. These idiots climb up the hill before dark and then get stuck coming back when it's too late. I see people walking down this hill sometimes at midnight. I hear them yelling for help too and I've had to call 911.

First video is from my front yard last night. Second one is my son's friend's video. He is always getting these crazy good videos of these rescues. He climbs up the hill to get these great shots lol.

Did you move to the Himalayas?

 

[2Driver]

Nearly every week in the summer in Phoenix. Camelback, Piestewa Peak the McDowells.

This lady made 450k

 

[wallnutz]

I live by Thunderbird Park in Phoenix. They quit sending the helicopter to get people off the mountain. They put them in the one wheel litter and bounce them down the mountain. Teaches them a lesson.

 

[EmpirE231]

Nearly every week in the summer in Phoenix. Camelback, Piestewa Peak the McDowells.

This lady made 450k

and a free carnival ride!

 

[DLow]

I live by Thunderbird Park in Phoenix. They quit sending the helicopter to get people off the mountain. They put them in the one wheel litter and bounce them down the mountain. Teaches them a lesson.
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We will still hoist people off TBird mountain, I did it last August at night. It is unusual though, and depends very much on patient condition and circumstances. For the most part, you are right in that our crews typically big wheel the patient down off TBird because the area is so small and we have good access.
And in the Phoenix region, taxpayers do cover the bill for air and ground based mountain rescues. The cost is really in the airship and maintenance. Fuel is minuscule compared to how much fuel our air unit uses every day. We do not transport directly to the hospital by air, per state regulations. Although, that may change in a couple years.