Head on over to our Facebook page and check out what we have in store! We'll be posting a photo along with a tidbit of information about our Unit for every day in December. We hope that you enj...
Balloon Festival a Huge Success!
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Wow. We were floored by the overwhelming support that we received at this year's first annual Balloon Festival! The intent is to make this a yearly event, so if you missed out for some reason, keep an eye out for next year's details!
This year's major sponsors:
Southern Hills Hospital
American Family Insurance
SitePen
Big...
A Little Quiet
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
We must admit, it's been a little quiet on our blog lately.
As most of our visitors already know, we are mainly comprised of volunteers who not only train twice a month and respond to rescues 24/7/365, but we also manage the website and social networking sites. We are very happy to let you know that we're in the...
Recruitment is OPEN!
Thursday, October 4, 2012
It's official. We have opened recruitment and are in search of anyone who may be interested in volunteering for our Mountain Rescue Team! Visit our Volunteer page for more information and to fill out an interest form. The cut-off date to be considered for our 2013 Basic's Class is Friday, Nov. 16th,...
2012 Flash Floods
This year the Las Vegas Valley has been hit hard with Flash Floods due to high amounts of rain. We can't emphasize enough how dangerous flood waters can be. We highly recommend that you stay away from washes during times of flooding, don't drive through water, and stick to dry ground.
In late August, our Volunteers...
First Annual Hot Air Balloon Festival
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
We are proud to announce that our Unit is taking fundraising to a whole new level! This year we will be hosting the First Annual Hot Air Balloon Festival to take place Nov 2-4.
Mark your calendars and don't miss this amazing event!
http://lasvegasballoonfest.c...
Exciting New Event
Thursday, July 26, 2012
For the past year, our Volunteer team has been working on a new event for the Las Vegas Valley. The goal was to not only bring something new and exciting to the local community, but to also raise awareness about the environment that surrounds this bright city along with the safety education that is needed to enjoy the...
Epinephrine All-Nighter
Friday, July 6, 2012
On July 3rd at around 8am, two climbers visiting from Ohio made the approach to the base of Epinephrine, a 5.9 route located in Black Velvet Canyon that consists of 15 pitches. They carried the climbing equipment that they needed for the day along with 5 liters of water and began their ascent. As the day progressed,...
Dehydrated on Mt. Charleston
Thursday, July 5, 2012
Last Saturday, June 30th, two Officers and two Volunteers responded to reports of a 65 year old woman who was hiking the North Loop Trail at Mt. Charleston and was no longer able to continue hiking. Upon arrival, Rescuers found that after summiting, the woman became extremely exhausted and began showing signs of...
Two Ships in Flight
Monday, May 21, 2012
On Saturday, our Mountain Rescue Unit experienced a very busy day at Red Rock. Not only did we have training, but at one point, our Air Unit helped us with simultaneous missions. One was the search for a woman and her son who lost their way near Turtle Head Peak. The other was a body recovery near Jean.
Here's a site that isn't seen very often. One of our 500's and the Huey flying back to Vegas side-by-side:
It's getting...
Ahead of Their Time
Sandy Young, Shelley Sumption & Donna Fitzpatrick
There are currently four women on the Mountain Rescue team, which accounts for 5% of its members. Although it's not uncommon in this day and age for women to be members of rescue organizations such as ours, they often get asked what their role is on the team.
The...
80 Foot Fall Near Angel Food Wall
Last night at approximately 6:30pm, SAR Officers received reports of a 61 year old man who had fallen approximately 80 feet near Angel Food Wall. It was reported that the man had originally lost consciousness, was now awake, and had suffered injuries to his face.
As the call came in, the Mountain Rescue team was preparing to start one of its monthly training sessions and happened to already be geared up and in the area.
One Officer and one...
Mountain Shadow Productions
Earlier this year, we posted a 1 minute video clip of our Unit that was filmed by Mountain Shadow Productions. This crew has been following us around for a while now and we have to admit, these guys are incredible! Not only are they entirely professional and easy to work with, but they've taken up a special...
SR1 - Gary Sumption
Help us in recognizing Gary Sumption, SR1, for an incredible career at LVMPDSAR. Gary was a member of the Jeep Posse in '79, was the first Metro SAR Volunteer in '87, and became an Officer in '92. His knowledge, leadership, and character will be sorely missed. We wish you all of the best in your retirement!
If you'd...
Rescue 3 Swiftwater Classes
LVMPDSAR will be conducting two Swiftwater Unit 1 Classes this year. This class is open to the public and will be utilizing the Rescue 3 curriculum. Participants who complete the course will receive a Rescue 3 certificate of completion and NFPA credit (for firemen).
Classes will be held in Laughlin, NV and...
Body Identified as Ron Kirk
Yesterday, the Clark County Coroner's office identified the body recovered by LVMPDSAR on Saturday to be that of Ron Kirk.
Not only was our Unit involved in this search, but so were hundreds of local residents. Our deepest condolences go out to the family and friends of Ron.
Further information on this story can...
Turtle Head Body Recovery
On the morning of Saturday, March 10th, Officers responded to reports of a body found below Turtle Head Peak at Red Rock Canyon.
A hiker discovered the body while hiking in the area.
Officers were flown into the area where they located the body, supported crime scene investigations, and packaged the body. The body was then short hauled to the Charleston Overlook and handed off to the Coroner's Office.
Although not confirmed, the body is...
North Loop Trail Rescue
On Tuesday, February 21 at approximately 1200 hours, LVMPDSAR received reports of a man who had gone snowshoeing up the south loop trail and decided to try to short cut the north loop trail until he ended up on the cliff bands below the ridge.
Two pilots and three Officers flew in the Huey to the area and located the uninjured victim at 1245.
One Officer was lowered via hoist to the ground where he was able to prepare the victim in the Bauman Screamer...
Two Person Lowers & Two Rescues
Last weekend, our Air Unit and Mountain Rescue volunteers worked together to conduct a training session on the ridgeline of Calico 1 at Red Rock. The volunteers were split into 3 teams and were placed in separate locations. Each team worked on various raising and lowering techniques with both one-person and...
New Items For Sale!
We have a bunch of new inventory available and ready for purchase! Head to our store and check out new t-shirt designs for both men and women along with a new sweatshirt design!
Don't forget that all proceeds collected from online sales benefit our volunteers. We can't thank you enough for all of your sup...
Litter Operations & The International Sportsmen's Exposition
This month's Mountain Rescue training was conducted at Red Rock and the focus was litter operations. It was the team's first big training session of the year, so it was time to shake out the cobwebs and get back to work. For the entire day, team members rotated through the numerous stations that it takes to...
Not Enough Info!
We do our best to keep this website updated with the latest and greatest at least once a week. However, sometimes we get really busy and convenience trumps a blog post.
Not to worry - we'll continue to post information here, but we thought that we'd clue everyone in on alternative sources of information.
If you're...
We Fly at Night
Did you know that we are one of the very few teams that will conduct night-time rescue missions? Not only are our Officers and Volunteers ready to roll 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, but so are our Pilots. We're able to support these types of missions because of the countless hours of training and dedication that it...
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