American Heroes Air Shows

09/12/2025

17/09/2025

Congratulations!!!

22/01/2025

If your interested in listening to HELCO over the Hughes Fire.

Los Angeles County, California

13/01/2025

12/01/2025

Requesting Back up for Dave Andrews recovery after Eaton Fire

Since 1996 the AMERICAN HEROES Air Show at the Hansen Dam Sports Complex has led efforts to educate our community about the relentless response and dedicated service which rotary-wing aviation provides to defend our Southern California community.

A key member of our volunteer event team includes Dave Andrews who has managed the event LZ and helo communications with his passion for safety and precise ops. The photos included show Dave working the Air Ops booth at Hansen Dam.

Dave has been a relentless volunteer with our team and we are heartbroken to learn that Dave lost his home and all his personal property in the recent Eaton Fire that devastated Altadena, CA.
Dave was able to evacuate the house with only the clothes he was wearing and his St. Bernard dog, Rose.

The AMERICAN HEROES Air Show team invite our many friends and volunteers to consider supporting Dave’s recovery via the GoFundMe page which his brother, Jay Andrews in Colorado, has set up.

You can find more details on Dave’s GoFundMe page
https://gofund.me/487b8c4b

09/01/2025

https://www.ocregister.com/2025/01/08/navy-helicopters-from-san-diego-air-station-will-help-fight-socal-fires/?fbclid=IwY2xjawHs2idleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHfSuZAy-6LSbp4E38VSL1e0QHQnNjNJHqiNilWsRCALRcRHnHivbib6khw_aem_Dc_DKZGNH6aewxXaRe0L7g

The helicopters have a platform below the aircraft making it easy to carry water buckets.

09/01/2025

Please keep all those affected by the fires here in Los Angeles, Sylmar, Acton, Altadena/Pasadena and Hollywood in your thoughts. A lot of those in the aerial fight have attended Heroes for many years and its those crews in the air and on the ground that are working thier hardest to control these fires. And to the many law enforcement out there protecting the neighborhoods and helping with evacuations and all the mutual aid both fire and LE and National Guard from different counties and states.

WE APPRECIATE YOU ALL!!

Everyone, be safe, evacuate when asked and help each other.

Fires:
Palisade
Eaton
Sunset
Hurst
Lidia

20/10/2024

www.aerialfiremag.com
Recent News

19/10/2024

Saturday October 19, 2024

Good day from the American Heroes Air Show volunteer team :

Late Friday October 11th we received a call from the Los Angeles Recreation & Parks team whom we’ve been working with on plans / permits for the AMERICAN HEROES Air Show scheduled for NOV 16, 2024 at the Hansen Dam Sports Complex.

Over the course of the brief call, I was informed by Rec & Parks that the U.S. Army Corps. of Engineers was demanding for the first time that a formal Environmental Assessment be completed for our event. At 4 pm Rec & Parks emailed us a list of Environmental Assessment firms they suggested we contact.

Upon communicating with several of the recommended Environmental Assessment firms provided by Rec. & Parks we were informed none of them could schedule and complete the EA in time for our NOV 16 event date. Quotes on pricing for an initial EA ranged from $18,000 to $68,000.

Over the course of the last week Goldy and I have had several extended conversations but, given the late notice for this request, feel our forward options are extreme limited since we do not have the time or money from sponsors to have the requested EA done.

We have concluded at this time to cancel the AMERCAN HEROES Air Show - CA. which was scheduled at the Hansen Dam Sports complex for Saturday, November 16th.

We extend our relentless appreciation to our many passionate volunteers, public safety organizations and military teams who have supported this admission-free community event at the Hansen Dam Sports Complex since 1996.

Jim Paules – volunteer, Event Producer 818 631 8132 [email protected]

Steve Goldsworthy – volunteer, Event Director

Well, that’s not surprising given the many recent challenges and turmoil … but now the wait is over for the nation’s favorite admission-free, helicopter-only aviation event.