King County buys $6.8 million helicopter for sheriff emergency response
The King County Sheriff’s Office is adding to its air support division with the acquisition of helicopter for nearly $7 million. The helicopter, known as Guardian One, was purchased with $5.8 million in King County funds and an additional $1 million from the state Legislature.
King County sheriff's new $6 million 'Guardian One' helicopter gets high-tech upgrade
Known as "Guardian One," the new Bell 407GXi will replace the department's aging helicopter which will now be used as a spare.
King County sheriff’s new Guardian One helicopter ready to take flight
A trio of King County sheriff’s deputies tasked with flying a new Bell 407GXi helicopter from northeastern Tennessee to Renton last month experienced an anxious moment when they thought they were about to be stranded in the New Mexico desert.
That helicopter buzzing Capitol Hill could be the King County Sheriff’s newest addition to the Guardian One fleet
The King County Sheriff has added a new Bell 407GXi helicopter to replace a well-worn five decades-old chopper in its small Guardian One fleet. The new $6 million craft will bring a new core to
King County Sherriff's Office unveils new Guardian One helicopter
The helicopter cost taxpayers over $6 million but the KCSO said it was well worth it. Guardian One will serve western Washington for at least the next 10 years.
King County unveils new helicopter to enhance emergency response
So far this year, it has flown more than 300 missions and provided assistance to other agencies over 65 times.
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