March 22, 2014

Aviation ResponseSR 530 slide incident

SnoHawk 10 conducting hoist rescue operations

Darrington Fire & Navy SAR

LZ Alpha with Navy “Rescue 75” and Airlift NW

LZ Alpha

Looking west

Flooding on east side of slide area

Green Crow Refuel LZ – SnoHawk 10 and SnoHawk 1

SnoHawk 1 back at SAR Base: Taylor’s Landing Day 1

8 aircraft, 25.3 flight hours flown on Day 1

March 22Timeline

SCSO SnoHawk 10Arrive 11:28

Navy SAR Rescue 75 SCSO SnoHawk1 WSP Smokey 4

11:30 2 F S/S 11:372 M L/H 12:14 Arrive 12:35

12:30 Ext 1 F Litter 12:45 1 M Litter 13:08

1 M Basket 12:552 M Basket 13:05

Arrive 13:12Cmd & ControlRequests WSP

1330 Ext 1 M Litter13:45

Joint Rescue Low Level Search 14:15

1430 Refuel NASP/U 3 Navy FF 15:05

Refuel LZ

1530 Refuel LZ Ext 1 M Litter 15:45Ext 1 F Litter 16:22

Cmd & Control

1630 1 M S/S 16:302 FF S/S 16:302 Recoveries 17:01

Depart 16:50 Low Level Search 16:45

Arrive 16:45Video DownlnkThermal Search

1730 –1930

Refuel LZDepart 19:15

Refuel LZDepart 18:30

Cmd & ControlDepart 19:00

March 22Timeline

Airlift 6Initial call 11:22

Airlift 2 Airlift 3 Airlift 5

11:30 Depart ArlingtonArr Darrington 11:34

Dispatched 12:13 to Oso Fire Station

12:30 Departs Oso with 1To Harborview 12:49Arr 13:17

Arr LZ Alpha approx 12:56

Arr Arlington12:42Arr Alpha 13:14

1330 Depart Harborview13:51 to AlphaArr 14:25

Depart Alpha with 113:35Arr Harborview 14:05

Depart Alpha with 1 13:52Arr Harb. 14:05

1430 Depart Alpha with 115:04 to HarborviewArr 15:28

Depart BLM to Skagit 15:07

1530 Arrive Oso Fire 16:20 Arr Skgt 15:30 depart with 1 16:06

1630 Cancelled at sceneDepart 17:13 to BFI

Arr Harborview16:31

Day 1- Day 4 Aviation Response

• SCSO “SnoHawk 10” Bell UH-1H with Rescue Hoist• US Navy “Rescue 75” Sikorsky HH-60 with Rescue Hoist• SCSO “SnoHawk 1” Hughes 500 with FLIR, downlink and ARS• ALNW “Airlift 6” EC 135, patient transport• ALNW “Airlift 2” EC 135, patient transport• ALNW “Airlift 3” EC 135, patient transport• ALNW “Airlift 5” Agusta AW109, patient transport• WSP “Smokey 4” Cessna 206 with FLIR, downlink and ARS• KCSO “Guardian 2” Bell UH-1H with Rescue Hoist• KCSO “Guardian 1” Bell 407 with FLIR, downlink and ARS

Day 1-4 Aviation Response• 10 aircraft

– 9 Helicopters– 1 Fixed Wing

• 79.4 flight hours flown• 14 Civilians rescued by helicopter on Day 1• 2 exhausted Firefighters rescued by helicopter on Day 1• 9 body recoveries in first 4 days

KCSO “Guardian 2” lowering SCSO Rescue Tech on Day 3 at Oso

SR 530 Slide Incident Command System

Incident Commander

Operations Section Chief

Air Operations Branch Director

Air Support Group

Supervisor

Air Tactical Group

Supervisor

Logistics Section Chief

Planning Section Chief

Finance/Admin Section Chief

Aircraft Coordinator

Airbase Manager

WA Air NGTAC-P

Located at Arlington Air Baseaka : ”Aircraft Resource Specialist”

Located at Arlington Air Baseaka: “Aviation Facilities Specialist”

Located at Skaglund Helibase &Staging Area

Part of the IMT. Had written delegation of authority

Arlington Air Base

Skaglund Staging Area

UAS Operations

UAS Operations

Deployment 1 - March 28-30, 2014No flights : Flights not approved by Incident Command

Deployment 2 – April 22-24, 20143 UAS Platforms33 GB of Data collected

Texas A&M UAS Platforms

Insitu Scan Eagle

Precision Hawk Lancaster

AirRobot 100B -Used at Oso

UAS Draft Policy Discussion

UAS Draft Policy Discussion

Purpose:• Initial meeting to discuss draft policy regarding

the use of UAS’s (Unmanned Aircraft Systems).

• Review of federal policy/guidelines, proposed state regulations, and past issues regarding use of UAS’s in the region.

UAS Draft Policy Discussion

Goals:• Develop a Draft Policy on utilizing UAS’s within

Snohomish County.• Have UAS Draft Policy reviewed by County

Prosecutor's Office.• Ensure County Executive, County Council and the

Sheriff are made aware of UAS Draft Policy progress.• Seek Public input to UAS Draft Policy.• No purchase of UAS prior to approval of county-wide

policy.

UAS Terminology

Drone: (earliest term) (= “target” for Air Force)RPV: Remotely Piloted Vehicle (25 yrs ago)RPA: Remotely Piloted Aircraft (Air Force)ROA: Remotely Operated Aircraft (NASA)UAV: Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (1980’s)UAS: Unmanned Aircraft Systems (recent & now used by the FAA)COA: FAA “Certificate of Authorization”

UAS Categories

HobbyistsOperate under FAA Model Aircraft guidelines (below 400 feet, 3 miles from an airport, away from populated areas). They do not need a COA or pilot training. Public Law 112-95, Sec 336Civil (Commercial Operators)Civil/Commercial operations are only authorized on a case-by-case basis. A commercial flight requires a certified aircraft, a licensed pilot and operating approval. COA is required.Public (Government Operators)Public entities (federal, state and local governments, and public universities) may apply for a Certificate of Waiver or Authorization (COA) to operate a UAS. Follow procedures outlined in FAA Notice: N JO 7210.873

UAS Lessons LearnedSeattle Police Department • Purchased two Draganflyer’s through Dept of Homeland Security funds.

($82,000 in 2010)• Did not have UAS policy in place prior to purchase.• Conducted Public Demonstration of UAS. (one to go to King County

Sheriff)• Public strongly voiced objections to the UAS.• Mayor shut the program down. (Feb 2013)• King County turned in UAS back to SPD.• Both UAS transferred to Los Angles PD. (May 2014)• Public voicing objections to utilizing UAS in LA. (July 2014)• Both UAS transferred to custody of Inspector General (Sept 2014)• LA City Council directs LAPD to develop UAS policy (Oct 2014)

- Designate a Subject Matter Expert- Do your research- Understand the categories of UAS- Work on draft county UAS policy- Involve your county legal department- Follow State UAS legislation updates- Follow Federal UAS legislation updates

UAS ADVICE TO OTHER COUNTIES

• William.Quistorf@snoco. org

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