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Every month, the LVMPDSAR Mountain Rescue team participates in two training sessions. One session occurs on a weekday night and the other session occurs on a weekend day. We train often for a number of reasons, but primarily because we thrive to be over prepared for any situation that we are called upon to help with...

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Recruitment Submission Deadline is Sunday, August 8th

If you're interested in becoming a volunteer for our Mountain Rescue team, the cut-off date for this year's recruitment is Sunday, August 8th.Visit our recruitment page for more information on how to become a volunteer and to fill out an interest fo...

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Survival Information

Here are some survival tips to help you prepare for spending time outside. What's the main motto here? BE PREPARED!Don't forget to hydrate often during these hot, summer mont...

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Excessive Heat Warning in Effect through Saturday

An Excessive Heat Warning has been issued for the Las Vegas Valley. Temperatures are expected to reach 112 to 115 degrees from now until Saturday evening.If you have plans to spend time outdoors, take the time to prepare yourself or make new arrangements.Drink plenty of flui...

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One Mile South of Willow Beach

The body of the drowning victim was found one mile south of Willow beach late last week. The story, reported by the LVRJ, can be found here.If you missed the original blog post containing details of this search, click he...

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Mt. Charleston Fire

On July 1st, a fire broke out near the Mt. Charleston lodge in Kyle Canyon, located just outside of the Las Vegas Valley. In the event that the fire spread to areas where campers or hikers were located, LVMPDSAR launched a support team containing the Huey, SAR officers, and volunteers. Because the fire department was...

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