July 14th 05:38 the Incident Commander was looking for 4×4’s and ground teams to assist a lost hiker on the Continental Divide Trail north of Ghost Ranch. We actually had exact coordinates of the subjects location as she was able to make calls and was able to relay her coordinates. One of New Mexico SAR’s […]
Female Hiker Lost on CDT Near Ghost Ranch – Mission 60 Read More »
July 4th found a few Brigade members and their family driving our 1921 LaFrance and our Rescue in the Los Alamos YMCA sponsored children’s parade. The parade consisted of kids of all ages on foot, bicycle, strollers, etc. going from the YMCA to the Elephant at Ashley Pond. At the pond there was hotdogs, watermelon
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Sunday morning, June 12, at 5:20 am came the call from our leader (code name GearHead)… Search for a hiker, male, age 68, around Cerro Montoso, a peak about half between Taos and Tres Piedres, missing from early afternoon the day before. 8 Brigadiers answered that call on this hot and blistering day– actually 7
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May 26 2022 around 8:30 in the morning our local Incident Commander calls asking for a couple of 4×4 teams to retrieve a woman stranded in a stuck vehicle outside Tres Piedras. She had cell phone service and from her cell phone and OnStar we had her exact coordinates. So easy – just send in
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Around 1130 on Friday, February 25, Los Alamos Fire Brigade received the callout for Mission #17 less than 5 miles west of Chili, NM (North of Española). The search was for a subject, missing since Sunday, who’s rolled vehicle had been discovered the day before by State Police. Fire Brigade quickly responded with 10 team members
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February 19th 2022 finds 13 Brigade members and trainees in the mountains practicing winter Search and Rescue skills. As you can see the weather is glorious! Our SAR Team Leader planned a fantastic mock search scenario. To start, we exercise our callout system with a text message to the team. The text says we have
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It’s winter, it’s cold and there’s new snow on the ground. What’s a SAR team to do? How about a night climb up our local ski hill – Pajarito Mountain at 10,420 feet! Perfect way to check out new snowshoes and other gear as well as practice cooking dinner in the snow and generally staying
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The holiday season is usually very busy so I’m just now getting around to writing the blog post on the Brigade’s participation in the 2021 Los Alamos Winterfest. Los Alamos county hosted Winterfest the first weekend of December 2021. Part of Winterfest has traditionally included a Holiday Lights Parade. The 2021 theme was “TV and
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As Ordering Manager for this mission I received the call at 10:50 p.m. on October 31st 2021 requesting ground pounders and communications support for a 60 year old male who had gotten separated from his hunting buddies. By 12:13 a.m. on November 1st we decided more resources were needed and the Brigade was contacted. Seven
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The last few missions for the Brigade in the Sandia Mountains were on the La Luz trail and the subjects were found deceased. Given the unfortunate history of missions on the La Luz one of our members thought it would be beneficial to hike the La Luz trail outside of mission space. Saturday October 23rd
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