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Chopper 1 and 2 flew approximately 35 total hours during the month of July. Notable <br /> flights include: <br /> • Response to a plane crash near <br /> the Ellison Onizuka Kona <br /> International airport. � 5 <br /> • High altitude brush fire on Mauna <br /> Kea around 8500 feet in elevation. , d,y� <br /> • Assisted HPD with a body <br /> recovery on Kohala Mountain. <br /> • Pohiki brush fire assistance. <br /> x <br /> • Extrication of a hiker near Kiholo <br /> bay. <br /> • Extrication of body from Kehena <br /> Beach to the medic. <br /> • Search and rescue operation for a missing hiker near Tree Planting Road. <br /> • Medical extrication to North Hawaii Community Hospital of a child that had <br /> fallen off a small cliff. <br /> • Successful helicopter rescue <br /> training between Station 7 and 14 „ <br /> personnel. <br /> • Flower drop for Captain Whittle <br /> Memorial. <br /> • Tsunami public announcements ' <br /> and evacuation flights around the <br /> island during the Tsunamis <br /> Warning. <br /> • Pa'auilo brush fire assistance. ' <br /> Search and Rescue Flight Path (Right) <br /> AMBULANCE BLESSING CEREMONY <br /> On July 8, Council Chair <br /> Dr. Holeka Inaba ' <br /> assisted in a blessing <br /> ceremony in Hilo for <br /> four new ambulances. .. , <br /> The vehicles will be <br /> assigned to Kea`au, <br /> Pahoa, Hawaiian <br /> Paradise Park, and <br /> Kailua-Kona stations. <br /> VrI n 7 <br /> IIIP a u��I1W�lY�I� <br /> 2025 1 JULY PAGE 16 <br />