Heath Massachusetts is a very small town in Franklin County in western
Massachusetts
930 am - hawley fd was initially paged in error
930 am - heath fd and colrain fd was paged to 7 west main st in heath
for a chimney fire
931 am -colrain x5 signed on to the station
933 am - heath x4 signed on enroute to the station
935 am - retone for heath and colrain
935 am - 1 person signs on at the heath station
938 am - colrain engine 2 signed on
947 am - heath engine 3 and heath rescue 1 arrive at the scene
955 am - colrain engine 3 at scene
1000 am - request for 1 engine from rowe fd
possibly we missed some of the radio messages - maybe we can go back
and listen to the tapes again
looks like they had a 17 minute response time
worcester fire department probably could have flown a full crew there
in 17 minutes - it is 60 air miles from worcester to heath - if the
helo could fly at 120 mph than it would take half an hour to reach the
scene - chances are that a helo could do 150 mph or even 200 mph
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from internet
The average speed of a helicopter is around 140 knots, which equals to
about 160 mph or 260 km/h1. However, the speed can vary depending on
many factors, including the size of the helicopter and what or who is
on board at the time1234.Here are some examples of helicopter speeds3:
Most single-engine helicopters: around 150 kts or 173 mph
Most twin-engine helicopters: around 160 kts or 185 mph
Tilt-Rotor helicopters like the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey: 305 kts or 351mph
The world record holder, G-LYNX: 223 kts or 257mph
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