Low ceiling forces air ambulance landing at Little River Airport

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

00:00

This is Rescue 8130 at scene.

00:05

8130, 1640.

00:13

100, 9144 on red.

00:19

100.

00:23

To the airport unless you've got a better spot to land.

00:29

I copy. We've got a pretty low ceiling in the area.

00:33

Airport's probably the best option right now.

00:41

43.

00:48

Can I get a back for 1184?

00:56

1184, 322.

01:01

18, hard force.

01:05

Hard force, 18.

01:06

We're going to be accepting the call in the Fort Bragg area.

01:09

Copy some traffic about airport being an LZ.

01:12

Can you confirm for us, hard force?

01:15

Repeat, 18, confirm.

01:16

That's what I'm doing now.

01:17

Break.

01:18

Medic 9144, hard force.

01:25

Confirming you would like air to MCVH or to the airport.

01:39

18.

01:42

18, copy. Little River Airport.

01:44

I'll call back with an updated flight time once we're on the way.

7/22/2026 04:37 PM

Medical Emergency

Little River Airport, 43001 Little River-Airport Rd, Little River, CA 95456

Low ceiling forces air ambulance landing at Little River Airport

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Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews in the Fort Bragg area coordinated a possible medical air transport, deciding to use Little River Airport as the landing zone due to low cloud conditions.

Low ceiling forces air ambulance landing at Little River Airport

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