LIFE FORCE 1

Located at the Cleveland Regional Jetport in Cleveland, Tenn., LIFEFORCE's newest base became operational on February 28, 2016. Prior to being based out of Cleveland, LIFE FORCE 1 (LF1) had been based at Erlanger Hospital in Chattanooga since the LIFE FORCE Program started in 1988.



Physical Address:

251 Dry Valley Rd NE

Cleveland, TN 37312

LF1 Fast Facts

Past Aircraft: N412BE - Bell 412; N911BE - Bell 412; N405EH - Airbus Helicopters H135 P2+ (formerly Eurocopter EC135)

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Current Aircraft: Airbus Helicopters H145 N945MT


Full-time flight crew members: 4 pilots, 8 flight nurses, and 8 flight paramedics


Part-time flight crew members: 1 flight physician, 3 flight nurses, 1 flight paramedic


One full-time mechanic services LF1



LF1 is based in Bradley County, Tenn. and transports patients within a 150 mile radius of their base.

Tina Biggs, RN, CFRN, NRP
Clinical Base Lead

Tina.Biggs@erlanger.org


Justin Krantz, CCEMT-P, FP-C
Base Educator

Justin.Krantz@erlanger.org


Robin House, RN, CFRN
Base Safety Committee Member / Committee Chair


Jake May, Pilot
Base Aviation Manager


Josh McMinn, Pilot
Site Safety Officer

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