Crime & Safety
Fairfax County Police Offering Inside Look at Helicopter Unit
Residents curious about FCPD's Helicopter Division are invited to participate in a behind-the-scenes tweet-along on Wednesday, Aug. 26.
Fairfax County Police are giving residents an behind-the-scenes look at their Helicopter Division with a live tweet-along scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 26.
Members of the helicopter crew will tweet out footage from FCPD’s helicopter hanger and from inside its Fairfax One helicopter through the handle @fairfaxpolice. The tweet-along will run from 11 a.m. until 2:30 p.m.
A portion of that time will be dedicated to crew members answering any questions submitted on Twitter. FCPD has established the hashtag #ffx1tweet to help your questions reach the department.
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The FCPD Helicopter Division assists in search and rescue missions, helps track down lost or missing persons and provides life-saving medical transport among its many duties.
For more information on the helicopter division or a list of its recent dispatches, click here.
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