Sheriff defends grant-funded helicopter program, disputes '$3,000-an-hour' characterization
Sheriff Mark J. Daniels said the county's helicopter program is fully grant-funded and provides search-and-rescue, SWAT support and oversight across Cochise County, and he called a recent board comment suggesting a $3,000-an-hour flight rate "misleading."
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Sheriff Mark J. Daniels told KWCD listeners that Cochise County's helicopter program is provided through a third-party company and said it is "100% grant funded" so "the county pays nothing. It pays not a penny." He described the program as inclusive of pilots, fuel, maintenance and other costs.
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