MH-60 crash in San Diego

[ea6bflyr]

News is reporting all 6 crewmembers got out safely

All six crew members aboard Navy helicopter survive crash into San Diego Bay

All six crew members aboard a Navy helicopter that crashed into the San Diego Bay on Thursday during routine training survived, a military official said.

fox5sandiego.com

 

[Meyerkord]

I know one of the guys quite well. Really glad everyone is ok

 

[ChuckMK23]

Who/what is Federal Fire?

 

[JTS11]

Who/what is Federal Fire?

Federal Fire San Diego

Federal Fire San Diego provides fire and emergency services onboard eight US Navy and US Marine Corps installations in the greater San Diego area and on San Clemente Island, located in San Diego and Los Angeles (San Clemente Island) counties, California. The installations are: Naval Base San...

fire.fandom.com

 

[hlg6016]

Federal Fire San Diego

Federal Fire San Diego provides fire and emergency services onboard eight US Navy and US Marine Corps installations in the greater San Diego area and on San Clemente Island, located in San Diego and Los Angeles (San Clemente Island) counties, California. The installations are: Naval Base San...

fire.fandom.com

That website is a good rabbit hole.

 

[Gatordev]

Who/what is Federal Fire?

They're the guys at all the NASessses that are in the trucks. I *think* they're also at airports with scheduled air service, but I may be off on that. It's considered a coveted gig for firemen, especially post-retirement at a municipality, because you're a GS that doesn't have to do much, day-to-day.

 

[Flash]

They're the guys at all the NASessses that are in the trucks. I *think* they're also at airports with scheduled air service, but I may be off on that. It's considered a coveted gig for firemen, especially post-retirement at a municipality, because you're a GS that doesn't have to do much, day-to-day.

There are some at Bolling, plenty of helo flights out of there still, and they answer plenty of off-base calls to in DC and MD to make things interesting from time to time.

Federal firefighters get extra retirement credit along with federal LEO's, 1.7% a year towards retirement pay instead of the standard 1%. Not as generous as some municipalities but still nice.

 

[cfam]

There are some at Bolling, plenty of helo flights out of there still, and they answer plenty of off-base calls to in DC and MD to make things interesting from time to time.

Federal firefighters get extra retirement credit along with federal LEO's, 1.7% a year towards retirement pay instead of the standard 1%. Not as generous as some municipalities but still nice.

I used to volunteer at a local company up on Whidbey. Fed Fire had a mutual aid agreement to cover most of the city of Oak Harbor so they were out on any calls that required a second alarm, or anytime the local departments were tapped out with multiple calls at once (e.g. brush fire season). I think that arrangement is pretty typical, especially since the Fed Fire folks usually have technical expertise/equipment (things like rope rescue) that your average volunteer company might not have.

 

[robav8r]

SAR Jumps ???

 

[exNavyOffRec]

I used to volunteer at a local company up on Whidbey. Fed Fire had a mutual aid agreement to cover most of the city of Oak Harbor so they were out on any calls that required a second alarm, or anytime the local departments were tapped out with multiple calls at once (e.g. brush fire season). I think that arrangement is pretty typical, especially since the Fed Fire folks usually have technical expertise/equipment (things like rope rescue) that your average volunteer company might not have.

The fed fire at Everett gets called out to help the city when called upon.

 

[croakerfish]

SAR Jumps ???

Almost certainly, given the safety boat and location.

 

[IKE]

SAR Jumps ???

Search and Rescue (SAR). Rescue swimmers - MH-60R aircrewmen in this case - have a currency requirement for jumping in the water, going down via hoist, coming back up, etc.

These events are a "rodeo" where you take more crew than usual and spend quite a bit of time in an out-of-ground-effect hover, with high power required.

 

[hscs]

…..in an out-of-ground-effect hover, with high power required.

At least they have those coastal SD DAs

 

[robav8r]

Search and Rescue (SAR). Rescue swimmers - MH-60R aircrewmen in this case - have a currency requirement for jumping in the water, going down via hoist, coming back up, etc.

These events are a "rodeo" where you take more crew than usual and spend quite a bit of time in an out-of-ground-effect hover, with high power required.

Very familiar with the evolution, was just curious if that was the mission that night . . . .

 

[IKE]

Very familiar with the evolution, was just curious if that was the mission that night . . . .

Oh, see, if you had used only two questions marks, I would've figured that out 🤓