Yesterday, the Mountain Rescue Team responded to a report of two stranded hikers located somewhere near the peak of Mt. Charleston, which lies nearly 12,000 ft above sea level. During the Winter months, Mt. Charleston and its surrounding areas experience normal Winter conditions, including plenty of snow. However, most people don't believe that it can snow near Las Vegas in May.The two hikers who were rescued yesterday began their day with the...
Beating the Wind
The wind in Las Vegas has been atrocious the last couple of days. Because of this, the Mountain Rescue Team was bound and determined to start our monthly weekend training early in an effort to beat the high winds that were expected to arrive this afternoon. Although we don't always use our helicopters on training days,...
Triage Training
Most of the search or rescue situations that the Mountain Rescue Unit responds to involves one, maybe two injured people at the most. Because of this, it's always good to practice a scenario where a large number of people are injured at one time. In this photo, Rescuers are training for a situation where lightning has...
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