HART practices rescue hoists on James River
Virginia National Guard aviation crews and Chesterfield County Fire and Emergency Medical Services Scuba Rescue Team members practice rescue hoists on an island in the James River May 16, 2024, in Goochland County, Virginia. The VNG aviators and Chesterfield first responders form the Virginia Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team, providing rotary wing aviation hoist capabilities and aerial rescue evacuation. Crews with the Goochland County Department of Fire-Rescue and Emergency Services and Powhatan County Fire and Rescue also participated in the training. In the training scenario, crews used search and rescue boats to identify role-playing survivors on the small island before hoisting the survivors to safety via UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters. Read more about HART at ngpa.us/27619. (U.S. National Guard photo by Mike Vrabel)
HART practices rescue hoists on James River
Virginia National Guard aviation crews and Chesterfield County Fire and Emergency Medical Services Scuba Rescue Team members practice rescue hoists on an island in the James River May 16, 2024, in Goochland County, Virginia. The VNG aviators and Chesterfield first responders form the Virginia Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team, providing rotary wing aviation hoist capabilities and aerial rescue evacuation. Crews with the Goochland County Department of Fire-Rescue and Emergency Services and Powhatan County Fire and Rescue also participated in the training. In the training scenario, crews used search and rescue boats to identify role-playing survivors on the small island before hoisting the survivors to safety via UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters. Read more about HART at ngpa.us/27619. (U.S. National Guard photo by Mike Vrabel)