Desiree Horton

Quick Facts

Full Name	Desiree Horton
Occupation	Firefighter
Date Of Birth	May 18, 1971(1971-05-18)
Age	53
Birthplace	North Hollywood
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Taurus

Desiree Horton Biography

Desiree Horton is one of the most popular and richest Firefighter who was born on May 18, 1971 in North Hollywood, California, United States. Desiree Tyler Horton (born May 18 1971) known as “Chopper Chick,” is a helicopter pilot and TV persona who is based within Los Angeles, California. She is among only a handful of female helicopter pilots and on-camera journalists who have been on the air in Los Angeles television history.

Los Angeles magazine’s claim is not certain since on the 29th of October of 2006, as she flew on behalf of KNBC 4, Horton had to make a statement about the death of four colleagues United States Forest Service firefighters (a fifth later succumbed to wounds) as a result of arson in the Esperanza fire. The following morning, Horton herself would be fighting the flame from the air.

In 2008, Horton was set to star in her own television series Sky Racers on truTV (formerly Court TV). The show, which never left the development stage, was to put viewers inside the cockpit with Horton covering breaking news in the Los Angeles area. In August 2008, Horton was flying and filming scenes in Maui, Hawaii for another truTV show, Maui Chopper, to debut on December 10,

2008. In March 2010, Horton represented Heli-Barbie in a commercial made for Mattel, Inc.’s Barbie doll. In November 2011, she was studying to get her license as an emergency medical technician (EMT).

Horton, who is on the board of directors of the Professional Helicopter Pilots Association (PHPA), has over 7,400 hours (August 2008) in rotorcraft and says her dream is to work for the Los Angeles County Fire Department.

When KTLA was replaced by KTLA Horton in late 2005, the popular blog for tracking media Innocent Bystander reported that it had received numerous “hits” from people searching the Internet for Horton that it needed to issue an online warning that it could be shut down for a couple of days. This was never before. Because KTLA’s broadcast was via satellite as”a “superstation,” viewers from all over Canada sent letters to complain that Horton was no longer featured on The Morning News.

Desiree Horton Net Worth

Desiree Horton is one of the richest Firefighter from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Desiree Horton 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

From 2001 until 2005 Horton was a reporter and pilot from 2001 to 2005 for KABC 7 in Los Angeles. Horton was part of KTLA 5 in Los Angeles from April to October 2005, operating their helicopter and reporting on traffic and breaking news for KTLA Morning News. Los Angeles magazine says, “The most memorable and unfortunate event Horton ever covered was in 2002, when five-year-old Samantha Runnion was kidnapped from her home in Stanton [California] and murdered. ‘I hate to bring this up, but I was the first one on the scene when they discovered her body in the mountains. The police hadn’t covered her up yet, and with my 1,000-millimeter zoom lens I could see everything.'”

Horton has also been model in both the Harley-Davidson motorcycle catalog as well as in the Harley-Davidson catalogue of clothing. Horton as well as her helicopter been featured on camera in a variety of films, including American Icarus (2002), Showtime (2002) as well as One Six Right (2005). Horton has also been involved in numerous motion pictures in which the helicopter was used for aerial cameras. Horton is one of only one female pilots of SAG/AFTRA helicopters.

Horton now divides her time among several jobs: In the summer, she fights fires by helicopter for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection and the U. S. Forest Service. Only about twenty women are certified by the USFS to do this. Horton derives great satisfaction from fighting fires because she’s saving people’s property and maybe even their lives. She says it also provides an additional enjoyment that comes from making full use of a chopper’s unique capabilities. She was featured in the August 2007 issue of Wildland Firefighter magazine, in an article detailing her flying career.

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Who is Desiree Horton Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Desiree Ranked on the list of most popular Firefighter. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Desiree Horton celebrates birthday on May 18 of every year.