Ranger 36: one of several of the Department's helicopters.  As of now, we have helicopters stationed in Phoenix, Tucson, Flagstaff and Kingman.  This helicopter has since been replaced with a newer version.  This photo was taken in the area of Bittersprings, Arizona, between Tuba City and Page.

The Department's helicopters serve in many different functions such as; medical transport (no charge), search and rescue,  transport services, S.O.U. (Special Operations Unit) missions, and law enforcement support during pursuits.  Many of the civilian medical helicopter companys would love to see us out of the medical transport roll as this takes major dollars away from them.