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Old 21st May 2008, 09:02
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Bolk
 
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What we need is a National (Light/Medium) Helicopter Resource with a remit to support Police/Fire/Ambulance services and to augment the SARfleet.
The logistics of finance would be difficult and wrestling ownership of local a/c from local chief constables / execs would be even worse but that's no reason to shy away from the task. Just need a government with the b*lls to grasp the nettle!

I sometimes despair at the way each police force, each ambulance service and each fire service thinks that it is a good, morale-boosting philosophy to do-down the neighbouring forces and talk-up their own version of what's best for Joe-Public. So much energy and so many resources wasted with in-fighting and turf-wars.
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