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The AIR-ONE Emergency Response Coalition (formerly named the Law Enforcement Aviation Coalition) supports agencies who provide air support to law enforcement, emergency management and fire/EMS agencies in Illinois, USA. Known by their "AIR-ONE" call sign, the helicopters are called upon by agencies who would otherwise not have air support capabilities available. AIR-ONE is a not-for-profit, 501(c)3, charitable organization, managed and staffed by volunteers from the aviation, law enforcement, emergency management and fire-rescue sectors. As the founding and coordinating agency, the Winthrop Harbor (Illinois) Police Department provides 24-hour dispatch services for all of the AIR-ONE helicopters. ==History== The coalition began in 2003 with a privately owned Eurocopter EC135 helicopter. The aircraft was made available at no cost to the Winthrop Harbor Police Department for law enforcement operations. With the blessing of the Winthrop Harbor Mayor and Village Board of Trustees, a program was created to offer this service to other agencies, without cost to requesting agencies or Winthrop Harbor taxpayers. Pilots and tactical flight officers from Police and Sheriff Departments came together and trained, all as volunteers. The volunteers responded to call-outs for air support, including searching for lost persons, assisting with felonies in progress, and life-saving rescues over Lake Michigan and in New Orleans. The Law Enforcement Aviation Coalition, Inc. was incorporated in 2005 as a not-for-profit, 501(c)3, charitable organization, for the purpose of assisting in the operation of the service. Plans were soon underway to obtain surplus helicopters through a U.S. Department of Defense program, and to make the service available at no-cost to law enforcement and fire/rescue agencies. Through the Board of Directors, and the Illinois Law Enforcement Support Office, three Bell OH-58 (Kiowa) and one Bell UH-1V (Huey) surplus Army helicopters have been obtained by Illinois law enforcement agencies. One Bell HH-1N (twin-engine Huey) has been obtained by a Wisconsin law enforcement agency. In September 2011, the organization name changed to AIR-ONE Emergency Response Coalition, Inc. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Air-One Emergency Response Coalition」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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