WEBVTT 00:00.000 --> 00:03.360 - Detachment One, Charlie Company, First the One Six Nine. 00:03.360 --> 00:05.250 This is out of AASF Number One, 00:05.250 --> 00:06.840 Army Aviation Support Facility. 00:06.840 --> 00:09.810 We were chosen because we were part of a HSART Team 00:09.810 --> 00:12.820 which is, basically, a Helicopter Search And Rescue Team 00:12.820 --> 00:15.400 assigned with Task Force One which is a collection 00:15.400 --> 00:18.000 of firefighters from Oklahoma City, Tulsa 00:18.000 --> 00:20.029 and surrounding areas, that are qualified 00:20.029 --> 00:22.420 in swift water and water rescues. 00:22.420 --> 00:24.678 So individuals that are trapped or stuck 00:24.678 --> 00:28.550 and they are sitting the means of a normal boat rescue 00:28.550 --> 00:30.560 or rescue on land rescue, they call us 00:30.560 --> 00:32.093 in to help assist with those. 00:32.093 --> 00:35.787 We're taking three pilots total, so two including myself, 00:35.787 --> 00:40.100 and three crew chiefs and one support 00:40.100 --> 00:42.020 personnel that will be operations. 00:42.020 --> 00:44.660 We've all been trained in these scenarios for HSART 00:44.660 --> 00:47.240 to go through working with the Task Force One, themselves, 00:47.240 --> 00:49.560 doing the swift water rescues, doing the hoistings, 00:49.560 --> 00:51.268 and things of that nature with dynamic hoists, 00:51.268 --> 00:53.962 static hoists, and things that are basically could 00:53.962 --> 00:58.700 be dangerous sometimes, go through doing those trainings 00:58.700 --> 01:00.980 like we have in Oklahoma City, Camp Gruber, 01:00.980 --> 01:02.441 and the surrounding areas. 01:02.441 --> 01:06.210 The crew up-front, being the pilots or the crew chief 01:06.210 --> 01:07.790 with the firefighters back in the back, will actually 01:07.790 --> 01:10.585 locate the individuals stranded or in-need of selves. 01:10.585 --> 01:14.010 We will then come to a hover over above them once 01:14.010 --> 01:16.060 the pilots do have good references, the crew chief 01:16.060 --> 01:18.280 will then bring in the hoist, itself, 01:18.280 --> 01:20.170 attach the firefighter to them or the person 01:20.170 --> 01:22.420 that will ride the hoist make sure that the checks 01:22.420 --> 01:25.260 are complete for safety-wise, lower them down 01:25.260 --> 01:27.600 to the individual themselves, different means 01:27.600 --> 01:30.670 to rescue them with either a basket or a strap, different 01:30.670 --> 01:32.260 kind of seats we have available. 01:32.260 --> 01:34.517 Therefore, we can leave them, drop them off, 01:34.517 --> 01:36.810 and basically, fly around, do an orbit, 01:36.810 --> 01:39.202 they can call us back in by a radio-communciations 01:39.202 --> 01:41.511 or we can stay there if the situation dictates 01:41.511 --> 01:44.171 and pick up the firefighter and the victim 01:44.171 --> 01:46.694 right then and bring them in the cabin 01:46.694 --> 01:50.030 and be secure, in either, pick up more personnel 01:50.030 --> 01:50.863 accorin' to our load-out or we can go off to, 01:50.863 --> 01:55.540 drop them to a certain designated point or take them 01:55.540 --> 01:58.750 to a emergency-facility for treat if they are injured. 01:58.750 --> 02:00.530 No, I've not done anything real-life. 02:00.530 --> 02:02.604 We were stood up for the Harvey, Hurricaine Harvey, 02:02.604 --> 02:05.849 but we were stood back down, 02:05.849 --> 02:07.700 so were looking forward to that. 02:07.700 --> 02:10.490 Just goin' and helpin' the citizens of the United States, 02:10.490 --> 02:12.070 but we're lookin' forward to helpin' the citizens 02:12.070 --> 02:14.020 outside of Oklahoma itself. 02:14.020 --> 02:15.629 Just to go out there and show them a helping hand. 02:15.629 --> 02:18.530 First place we're gonna go is Knoxville, Tennessee 02:18.530 --> 02:20.473 to stage out of there and then from there 02:20.473 --> 02:22.702 we will be tasked out to a certain location 02:22.702 --> 02:25.680 or a certain state that's gonna be requesting help 02:25.680 --> 02:28.263 via our fire fighters or Task Force One. 02:28.263 --> 02:31.410 They've already left, on the road, to go setup 02:31.410 --> 02:33.142 a stage out there, so we'll link up with them 02:33.142 --> 02:35.505 and then we'll start the rescues once deemed 02:35.505 --> 02:38.720 a certain area to go start helpin' people out. 02:38.720 --> 02:41.260 We all follow the same flag, so no matter what 02:41.260 --> 02:43.440 50 states will ask for us, we'll go help. 02:43.440 --> 02:44.750 That's just part of putting the uniform 02:44.750 --> 02:46.370 on and doing the job. 02:46.370 --> 02:49.973 I mean, it's not the aspect of position, rank, 02:51.960 --> 02:53.590 title, nothing, it's going out there and actually 02:53.590 --> 02:55.710 rescuing someone knowin' that your makin' a change 02:55.710 --> 02:56.543 in someone's life. 02:56.543 --> 02:57.860 You're actually saving someone's life. 02:57.860 --> 02:59.310 That's the big difference for me and our crew. 02:59.310 --> 03:01.590 We've already talked this over and discussed it. 03:01.590 --> 03:02.960 Yes, knowing that you can make a change 03:02.960 --> 03:06.214 in one person's life that's fantastic. 03:06.214 --> 03:10.510 They'll link up Task Force One, has worked with the 03:10.510 --> 03:12.560 AASF Number One Moldril Army Airport. 03:12.560 --> 03:14.958 They've worked with Tulsa with the Lacoda Unit before, 03:14.958 --> 03:18.980 so we both kinda work as a separate, but joint unit, 03:18.980 --> 03:22.130 to work together and accomplish the task of rescuing 03:22.130 --> 03:25.370 people in water and swift water situations. 03:25.370 --> 03:27.240 Lookin' forward to going out and takin care of 03:27.240 --> 03:28.780 the mission and actually knowin' you're makin' a 03:28.780 --> 03:33.330 change and not only someone else's life, 03:33.330 --> 03:35.388 but also go out and reaching your hand out 03:35.388 --> 03:37.690 to South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, showin' 03:37.690 --> 03:39.230 that Oklahoma is a helping-state. 03:39.230 --> 03:40.580 We've always been that way.