SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Memorial Day is the traditional start to the summer travel season, and this weekend California’s roadways will likely be bustling with activity. To help ensure the safety of motorists throughout the holiday, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) will conduct a Maximum Enforcement Period (MEP). The Memorial Day MEP will run from 6 […]
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CHP Helicopter Hoists Lost Skiers and Dog (video)
Peddler Hill, CA. – On February 18, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. California Highway Patrol Helicopter 20 (H-20) was requested by the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Department to search for two skiers and a dog that had been missing since Saturday afternoon. H-20 was searching near Peddler Hill and located the two skiers who built a […]
Pacific Crest Trail Rescue (video)
Tuolumne County, Calif. June 25, 2017 – On June 24, 2017 at approximately 6:30 a.m., California Highway Patrol Helicopter 24 (H-24) received a call for assistance from Alpine County Sheriff’s Office, regarding a man that had activated his SPOT device at 5:00 a.m. due to an unknown emergency. A SPOT device is an emergency Satellite […]
Donner Summit rescue (video)
Placer County, Calif. June 25, 2017 – On June 24, 2017 at approximately 11:00 a.m., California Highway Patrol Helicopter 24 (H-24) received a call for assistance from Truckee Fire Department, regarding a man that had fallen while climbing Donner Summit. H-24 was at South Lake Tahoe Airport after completing a rescue on the Pacific Coast […]
Emerald Pools Rescue (video)
Nevada County, Calif. June 25, 2017 – On June 24, 2017 at approximately 12:30 p.m., California Highway Patrol Helicopter 24 (H-24) received a call for assistance from Cal Fire Dispatch Center in Grass Valley, regarding a man that had been swept down river from Emerald Pools by the swift moving water. H-24 responded from Donner […]
CHP Video of Oroville Dam – Sunday morning
February 12, 2017 – Video from CHP Airplane 21 (Air-21) of the Oroville Dam this morning, 2-12-2017.
CHP video: High water
January 16, 2017 – CHP Valley Division’s plane captured some of the high water during last week’s storm.