The December 4th evening through the morning of the 5th mission was pretty typical. By typical I mean we receive the call between 8:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m., drive to incident base, hike in the woods for a while, the subject either finds their way out or another team finds the subject, we return to […]
Pinion Nut Hunter Goes Missing – Mission 144 Read More »
Around 6:30 P.M. on Monday, November 9th we received a call requesting ground pounders for a mom and son who had gone missing while hunting earlier in the day. Our destination was approximately 12 miles north of the town of Pecos NM. Arriving at Incident Base with a team of eight Brigade members we learned
Two Missing Hunters North of Pecos – Mission 139 Read More »
I received the text message at 9:56 PM: “Hello LAAFB, we have a search. An 80 year old hunter has not returned home. They are looking for ground pounders. This is about halfway between Abuquiu and Tierra Amarillo. Please reply Y/N if you are available.” We gathered at 10:30 to collect radios and maps, and
Mission 127: Missing hunter at the far north end of Carson NF Read More »
Tuesday evening September 15th we received a call asking to field a team of ground pounders for the second operation period of mission 114. The subject had taken a hike on the La Luz trail and was last seen Sunday. The Incident Commander wanted us at Incident Base (IB) by 8:00 a.m. Wednesday. Two Brigade
Missing Hiker La Luz Trail Sandia Mountains – Mission 114 Read More »
Thank you Los Alamos for a successful fundraising campaign. It is heartwarming to know that our community values our volunteer work. We raised $6,600, enough to purchase a new litter with additional funds which will be spent on restocking our medical supplies, vehicle insurance, etc. Your generosity has allowed us to maintain our operations and
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Moving fast on a rugged trail.
Litter Haul Pecos Wilderness – Mission 105 Read More »
Helping a stranded woman out of the Rio Grande Gorge
Rio Grande Gorge Extraction – Mission 100 Read More »
UPDATE: we did it! We raised the money we need! Thank you so much to everyone that donated, the community support has been fantastic. When the litter arrives and we have a chance to take it out for a spin, we’ll take some photos to post. Thanks again to everyone who donated! Your support means
Please donate towards a new rescue litter! Read More »
Stand Down Stand down. A not uncommon phrase heard by SAR teams often after having driven long distances in the middle of the night to reach incident base just to find out the subject has been found and you can return home. Members of the Los Alamos Fire Brigade Search and Rescue Team heard the
July 20th 10:15 p.m. For this mission the Brigade was called upon to be plan B. A hiker was experiencing a medical emergency about three and a half miles up the Windsor Trail in the Pecos Wilderness. The plan was to have the New Mexico Air National Guard hoist the hiker out of the wilderness
Medical Emergency Windsor Trail – Mission 88 Santa Fe Ski Basin Read More »
