History

Question 0

The year Duffy announced plan for aviation unit

Answer 0

1970

Question 1

ASTREA stands for:

Answer 1

Aerial Support to Regional Enforcement Agencies

Question 2

Month and year of the first Bell 47’s

Answer 2

December 1971

Question 3

Concept was and still is to:

Answer 3

Provide air support to LE and Fire agencies in SD at no cost to those agencies

Question 4

Area of SD covered:

Answer 4

4200 sq miles

Question 5

Staffing at ASTREA:

Answer 5

1 Capt.
1 LT
2 Sergeants
2 Corporals
11 Deps
1 clerk
5 mechanics
2 Fuel truck drivers/mechanics
1 part time Maintenance officer

Question 6

Hours of operation:

Answer 6

365 days from 0700-0300 hours

Question 7

Fleet size and type:

Answer 7

2- Bell 407’s (one glass model “GX”)
2- Bell 205’s
3- MD 530F’s
1- MD 500D

Question 8

Fuel facilities and sizes:

Answer 8

AB 30,000 gallons
Fallbrook 4,000 gallons
San Marcos 1,000 gallons
Split Mountain 600 gallons

Question 9

How many fuel trucks?

Answer 9

2

Question 10

Helicopter equipment:

Answer 10

FLIR
Moving map
NVG's
Video Downlink
Lo-Jac (in all aircraft now)
Search light

Question 11

When was AB opened?

Answer 11

2002

Question 12

Square footage of AB?

Answer 12

30,000

Question 13

AB home to which 5 units?

Answer 13

ASTREA, SED, SAR, Emergency Planning, CDF fire crews

Question 14

Fuel trucks built by:

Answer 14

Freightliner

Question 15

How many gallons in fuel trucks?

Answer 15

1,200 and 4,000 gallons

Question 16

Pat Coyle lighted helo pad located where?

Answer 16

San Marcos Station

Question 17

FLIR acronym

Answer 17

Forward Looking InfraRed

Question 18

How FLIR works?

Answer 18

Detects differences in heat and shows white as hot

Question 19

Layers of moving map?

Answer 19

Thomas Bros, topographical, airspace

Question 20

Brand of NVG’s?

Answer 20

Anvis 9

Question 21

How NVG’s work?

Answer 21

Amplifies light 30,000 times. Turns night into day.

Question 22

11 Mission types:

Answer 22

Aerial LE
SAR
Fire suppression
Marijuana location/interdiction
Photo flights
Transportation Flights
Directed patrol
Public Relations
External sling loads
Surveillance 
Beat familiarization flights

Question 23

Law enforcement support mission:

Answer 23

Crimes in progress, mission persons, proactive patrols, surveillance, tactical ops

Question 24

SAR missions:

Answer 24

Locating lost, injured, or person in distress, rescues

Question 25

Hoist- how long and capacity?

Answer 25

250' and 600lbs

Question 26

Decade of one skid and toe-in procedures?

Answer 26

1980's

Question 27

Long line for what reasons?

Answer 27

Body recovery, marijuana, moving equipment

Question 28

Bambi bucket capacity?

Answer 28

120 gallons

Question 29

Both 205's bought from where?

Answer 29

Eagle Helicopters from Canada

Question 30

Bell 205 equipment?

Answer 30

Fixed external 375 gallons tank, foam tank, hoist

Question 31

Copter 10 crew?

Answer 31

ASTREA pilot, CalFire Capt, CalFire rescue specialist

Question 32

Copter12 crew?

Answer 32

ASTREA pilot, CalFire Capt (winter), heli-tax crew (summer)

Question 33

How are 205's staged during fire months?

Answer 33

1 at Fallbrook and 1 at AB