Recco, the manufacturer of rescue technology, continues to expand its global network of Recco SAR helicopter detectors with placements in France, Switzerland and Spokane, WA. Recco reported that the company has “36 Recco-equipped helicopter bases worldwide, with 8 in the U.S.”
Recco’s helicopter system searches for missing persons in the outdoors year-round. The Detector can search a square kilometer in six minutes, reducing the time and risk exposure for rescue workers during search missions.
Recco launched its helicopter detector in 2016, expanding the applications of its detection system to aid in searching for persons all year.
Recent Recco Helicopter Detector Placements include all of Switzerland (operated by Air-Glaciers), Morzine and Ancizan, France (operated by Blugeon Helicopters, covering the Alps and Pyrenees) and Spokane, WA, (operated by Spokane Regional Air Support Unit) the second helicopter unit in Washington state.
“The Spokane County Sheriff’s Office and the Spokane Regional Air Support Unit are excited to partner with Recco to deploy this new technology at no cost,” said Chief David Ellis with the Spokane Valley Police Department. “This new detection system will help save lives, reduce search times and help keep our search and rescue teams safe. This is a much-needed tool for Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho.”
Dr. Klaus Burger, Head of Chiemgau Mountain Rescue, said, “We have about 9,000 rescue operations every year in Bavaria. About 300 of these are searches for missing persons. In the Chiemgau area alone, we have an average of 50 missing person searches every year, which are very demanding for us.”
