At a moment’s notice, they’re up and away, rescuing the lost or hurt
After dark, on a moonless Wednesday last week, the El Dorado County Sheriff's Office received three 911 hang-up calls from within Desolation Wilderness, near Eagle Lake.
During a training exercise, Calstar pilot Mark Alley and flight nurse Beth Frisby fly near Carson Pass.
A rainbow appears during a thundershower east of Carson Pass. You can't beat the view from their work space, say the Calstar crew members, who are based at the South Lake Tahoe Airport.
Pilot Mark Alley secures the Calstar helicopter at the South Lake Tahoe Airport after a training exercise. Calstar has nine other bases of operation in the state besides Tahoe.