Air medical bases in California
We currently list 68 air medical bases in California, in 56 cities, run by 20 programs. Each base page lists the operator, aircraft, and a link to flight nurse and flight paramedic openings. This directory is still growing and may not include every base in California. Add a missing base.
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California bases
| Base | City | Program | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Regional EMS Air 2 (formerly SEMSA Air 2) - Adin | Adin | Sierra Regional EMS (formerly SEMSA Air) | Bell 407 |
| REACH 21 (RW) - Alpine, CA | Alpine | REACH | Rotor wing |
| REACH 43 (RW) - Apple Valley, CA | Apple Valley | REACH | Rotor wing |
| CALSTAR Air Medical Services (RW) - Auburn, CA | Auburn | CALSTAR Air Medical Services | Rotor wing |
| Mercy Air - Bakersfield | Bakersfield | Mercy Air | |
| Mercy Air - Barstow | Barstow | Mercy Air | |
| Mercy Air - Big Bear | Big Bear | Mercy Air | |
| GFL 057 – Bishop, CA | Bishop | Guardian Flight | |
| Sierra Lifeflight (FW) - Bishop, CA | Bishop | Sierra Lifeflight | Fixed wing |
| Mercy Air - Blythe | Blythe | Mercy Air | |
| Mercy Air - Borrego Springs | Borrego Springs | Mercy Air | |
| REACH 102 (RW) - Brawley, CA | Brawley | REACH | Rotor wing |
| REACH 11 (RW) - Brawley, CA | Brawley | REACH | Rotor wing |
| Enloe FlightCare - Chico | Chico | Enloe FlightCare | Airbus H130 (x2) |
| REACH 32 (RW) - Concord, CA | Concord | REACH | Rotor wing |
| Cal Ore Life Flight (FW) - Crescent City, CA | Crescent City | Cal Ore Life Flight | Fixed wing |
| Mercy Air - El Centro | El Centro | Mercy Air | |
| Cal Ore Life Flight (FW) - Eureka, CA | Eureka | Cal Ore Life Flight | Fixed wing |
| SkyLife - Fresno | Fresno | SkyLife | EC145/EC135/B407 |
| REACH 86 (RW) - Ft Hunter Liggett, CA | Ft Hunter Liggett | REACH | Rotor wing |
| Mercy Air - Fullerton | Fullerton | Mercy Air | |
| OCFA Air Operations - Station 41, Fullerton Airport | Fullerton | Orange County Fire Authority Air Operations | Sikorsky S-70M Firehawk (x2), Bell 412EP (x2) |
| CALSTAR Air Medical Services (RW) - Gilroy, CA | Gilroy | CALSTAR Air Medical Services | Rotor wing |
| Mercy Air - Hesperia | Hesperia | Mercy Air | |
| REACH 9 (RW) - Imperial, CA | Imperial | REACH | Rotor wing |
| REACH 6 (RW) - Lakeport, CA | Lakeport | REACH | Rotor wing |
| UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital (RW) - Los Angeles, CA | Los Angeles | UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital | Rotor wing |
| Valley Children's Hospital Madera (RW) - Madera, CA | Madera | Valley Children's Hospital Madera | Rotor wing |
| REACH 7 (RW) - Marysville, CA | Marysville | REACH | Rotor wing |
| CALSTAR Air Medical Services (FW) - Mcclellan, CA | Mcclellan | CALSTAR Air Medical Services | Fixed wing |
| CALSTAR Air Medical Services (RW) - Merced, CA | Merced | CALSTAR Air Medical Services | Rotor wing |
| SkyLife - Merced | Merced | SkyLife | EC145/EC135/B407 |
| CALSTAR Air Medical Services (RW) - Modesto, CA | Modesto | CALSTAR Air Medical Services | Rotor wing |
| PHI Med 41 - Modesto | Modesto | PHI Air Medical | Rotor wing |
| REACH 27 (RW) - Murrieta, CA | Murrieta | REACH | Rotor wing |
| REACH 67 (FW) - Murrieta, CA | Murrieta | REACH | Fixed wing |
| REACH 3 (RW) - Napa, CA | Napa | REACH | Rotor wing |
| UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital (RW) - Oakland, CA | Oakland | UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital | Rotor wing |
| Mercy Air - Oceanside | Oceanside | Mercy Air | |
| REACH 16 (RW) - Oceanside, CA | Oceanside | REACH | Rotor wing |
| Mercy Air CHOC 1 - Children's Hospital of Orange County | Orange | Mercy Air (CHOC 1) | Rotor wing |
| Stanford Medicine Life Flight - Palo Alto | Palo Alto | Stanford Medicine Life Flight | |
| REACH 82 (RW) - Porterville, CA | Porterville | REACH | Rotor wing |
| PHI Air Medical - Red Bluff | Red Bluff | PHI Air Medical | Rotor wing |
| PHI Air Medical - Redding (fixed wing) | Redding | PHI Air Medical | Fixed wing |
| PHI Med 43/44 - Redding (rotor) | Redding | PHI Air Medical | Rotor wing |
| REACH 5 (RW) - Redding, CA | Redding | REACH | Rotor wing |
| REACH 17 (RW) - Sacramento, CA | Sacramento | REACH | Rotor wing |
| REACH 50 (FW) - Sacramento, CA | Sacramento | REACH | Fixed wing |
| CALSTAR Air Medical Services (RW) - Salinas, CA | Salinas | CALSTAR Air Medical Services | Rotor wing |
| SBCSD Aviation - San Bernardino International Airport | San Bernardino | San Bernardino County Sheriff Aviation / County Fire Air Rescue | Airbus H125, Bell 412EPX and others |
| SDFD Air Operations - Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport | San Diego | San Diego Fire-Rescue Air Operations | Medium-lift multi-mission helicopters (ALS rescue aircraft) |
| CALSTAR Air Medical Services (RW) - Santa Maria, CA | Santa Maria | CALSTAR Air Medical Services | Rotor wing |
| Henry 1 - Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport | Santa Rosa | Sonoma County Sheriff Helicopter Unit (Henry 1) | Bell 407 |
| REACH 1 (RW) - Santa Rosa, CA | Santa Rosa | REACH | Rotor wing |
| PHI Med 42 - Sonora | Sonora | PHI Air Medical | Rotor wing |
| CALSTAR Air Medical Services (RW) - South Lake Tahoe, CA | South Lake Tahoe | CALSTAR Air Medical Services | Rotor wing |
| REACH 2 (RW) - Stockton, CA | Stockton | REACH | Rotor wing |
| Sierra Regional EMS Air 1 (formerly SEMSA Air 1) - Susanville | Susanville | Sierra Regional EMS (formerly SEMSA Air) | Bell 407 |
| Mercy Air - Thermal | Thermal | Mercy Air | |
| Care Flight 3 - Truckee Tahoe Airport | Truckee | Care Flight (REMSA Health) | Airbus H125 |
| CALSTAR Air Medical Services (RW) - Ukiah, CA | Ukiah | CALSTAR Air Medical Services | Rotor wing |
| Mercy Air - Victorville | Victorville | Mercy Air | |
| REACH 13 (RW) - Victorville, CA | Victorville | REACH | Rotor wing |
| SkyLife - Visalia | Visalia | SkyLife | EC145/EC135/B407 |
| CALSTAR Air Medical Services (RW) - Watsonville, CA | Watsonville | CALSTAR Air Medical Services | Rotor wing |
| REACH 80 (RW) - Williams, CA | Williams | REACH | Rotor wing |
| REACH 18 (RW) - Willits, CA | Willits | REACH | Rotor wing |
Operators in California
- Global Medical Response (REACH Air Medical Services) (38 bases in California)
- Air Methods (17 bases in California)
- PHI Air Medical (5 bases in California)
- Global Medical Response (Guardian Flight) (1 base in California)
- Enloe Health (1 base in California)
- Air Methods (rotor vendor) (1 base in California)
- Sonoma County Sheriff's Office (1 base in California)
- San Diego Fire-Rescue Department (1 base in California)
- San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department (1 base in California)
- Orange County Fire Authority (1 base in California)
Last verified 2026-10-16. Pay baselines for California: see flight nurse and flight paramedic salary.
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