Newcastle WESTPAC RESCUE HELICOPTER - Westpac 1 departing base for accident.

Westpac 1 departing the Newcastle base for road accident. You can hear the sirens on the Ambulance as the paramedics make their way to the base. Westpac 3 returns to base & lands during the take off procedure. To the left of Westpac 1 sits the newly purchased, ex NYPD Bell 412EP Westpac 2. The Newcastle service operates 4 helicopters. 2 Bell 412s (EP & SP models) out of the Newcastle base. 2 BK 117s out of the Tamworth base. "Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service is a community owned and operated aeromedical search and rescue service, serving the Hunter, Central Coast, Mid North Coast, New England and North West regions. The Helicopter Service provides a free service to over one million people."