Every Coast Helicopter Operations (ECHO)

Every Coast Helicopter Operations (ECHO HeliOps) is a community of public safety aviation personnel, including paramedics, nurses, pilots, mechanics, communications specialists, police officers and military members. It describes itself as HeliOps for flight crews, by flight crews, and is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in the United States.

Mission

ECHO was founded by operational flight programs to take advantage of joint training in a less formal setting at no or low cost to members. Its mission is to provide free to low-cost education, training programs, crew member and program support and networking to public safety aviation members around the world. It has since offered targeted training for tactical, search and rescue and air medical crews.

Programs

• FAST (Flight Crew Assistance and Support Team): an all-volunteer, deployable peer support team available 24/7/365, with a peer support hotline at 1-833-AIR-FAST
• Future Flight Crew: a mentorship program preparing students for air medical careers, with more than 125 graduates
• Safety Team: promotes a just culture and safe practices
• Training for law enforcement and search and rescue agencies
• Safe on Deck Relief Fund: supports flight crew members and program staff after catastrophic events and natural disasters
• Annual Public Safety Aviation Conference, with 2026 in Philadelphia, drawing 300 to 500 attendees

Partnerships

ECHO offers corporate partnerships and sponsorship, covering air medical (HEMS), law enforcement aviation, search and rescue, fire operations and military crews. It has more than 11,000 followers on Facebook and more than 2,600 on Instagram, and sells ECHO Gear merchandise.

Contact

Email: info@echoflightcrew.org