page_title: Los Angeles County Fire Department
section_title: Helicopters
hierarchical_section_title: Los Angeles County Fire Department / Apparatus / Helicopters
caption_attribution_description: English: LA County Fire Department's S-70 Firehawk (N160LA) during a water drop demonstration at Station 129 in Lancaster, California
context_page_description: The Los Angeles County Fire Department provides firefighting and emergency medical services for the unincorporated parts of Los Angeles County, California, as well as 59 cities through contracting, including the city of La Habra which is located in Orange County and is the first city outside of Los Angeles County to contract with LACoFD.
  As of 2013 the department is responsible for just over 4 million residents spread out in over 1.2 million housing units across an area of 2,305 square miles. The department is commanded by Chief Daryl L. Osby and has an annual budget of $1.15 Billion. According to Firehouse magazine, the LACoFD is the 4th busiest department in the US, behind New York City Fire Department, Chicago Fire Department, and Los Angeles City Fire Department. The Department responded to 394,585 calls for service in 2017. The LACoFD has been featured several times in popular culture, including the 1970s NBC TV series Emergency! and the 1950s TV series Rescue 8.
context_section_description: The LA County Fire Department has 10 helicopters available for aerial firefighting. With the exception of Copter 10 which is used primarily for command purposes, all copters are outfitted with water drop tanks for aerial firefighting. The headquarters for the Air Operations Section is located at Barton Heliport, next to Whiteman Airport in Pacoima.
  Five Sikorsky S-70A/S-70i Firehawks Copter 15, Copter 16, Copter 19, Copter 21, and Copter 22 are fitted with 1,000 US gallons (3,800 L) tanks.
  One Bell 412 Copter 12 is fitted with a 360 US gallons (1,400 L) tank.
  Two Bell 412EP Copter 11 and Copter 14 are outfitted with 360 US gallons (1,400 L) tanks.
  Two Bell 412HP Copter 17 and Copter 18 are outfitted with 360 US gallons (1,400 L) tanks.
caption: Copter 16, a S-70A Firehawk performs a water drop demonstration.
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