One Stop SAR Shop: Using innovation and experience to provide safe, standardized, and quality helicopter training, Turn Key SAR/EMS Operations, staffing, consultations, and product sales while continually striving to improve industry safety, effectiveness and uniformity through research and development.
Who We Are
Priority 1 Air Rescue is a fully certified, insured, incorporated and distinguished company comprised of highly experienced and qualified professionals.
Our standardized hoist rescue training and helicopter SAR program implementation services are among the most universally adaptable in the world.
Proven Experience
Priority 1 Air Rescue has over 10 years of experience in providing customers with aircraft configuration assessments, equipment and program consultations and a multitude of comprehensive syllabi for basic and advanced helicopter rescue training. Priority 1 Air Rescue's training curricula results in improved safety through enhanced standardization, and situational awareness. By teaching field-proven tactics and skills students receive the knowledge and hands-on practical expertise that is used throughout the industry. The Priority 1 Air Rescue reputation for premier training and operational excellence has given our highly experienced and qualified instructors and staff the opportunity to provide advanced rescue helicopter training to satisfied customers in over 23 different airframes in locations spanning the globe.
Priority 1 Air Rescue currently employs over 100 qualified and licensed SAR Instructors, Helicopter Rescue Hoist System Operators, Flight Paramedics, Rescue Swimmers and SAR Technicians. Our unrivaled depth of staff builds on a tremendous wealth of experience by serving as quality SAR Aircrew for Commercial Part 135 Air Medevac/Air Rescue Operators. All SAR aircrew are FAA Part 133 Class D Rescue Hoist qualified. Our Instructors come from diverse back grounds throughout the emergency response community and have over 90 years of cumulative Advance Rescue Helicopter Training and aircrew experience.
What We Do
Priority 1 Air Rescue provides training to the requirements of Transport Canada and FAA compliant Part 133 Class D Human External Cargo (HEC) to customers around the globe. Satisfied customers range from Fire/Rescue services, SAR teams, aviation industry personnel, co-responding or supporting helicopter emergency response agencies, Commercial Part 135 Operators, Law Enforcement Agencies, Military units, and Energy producers including the Oil & Gas Industry.
We also provide customers complete Turn-Key SAR Solutions such as Aircraft SAR Configuration Assessments and Consulting, qualified SAR Aircrew staffing for Part 135 Operators, and quality SAR equipment.
Through Research & Development, experience and innovation we strive to improve safety, efficiency and standardization of specialized helicopter rescue equipment, operations and training all while continuing to meet the unique demands of air rescue services and special air operations training around the world.
