On Tuesday the 26th of January, around 6:45 pm, LAAFB got the call once again to field a team for a search and rescue mission. The Incident Commander wanted a small team—2 winter-capable vehicles with 2 team members in each—to deploy quickly to a location approximately 5 miles up “31-mile road” from Española. Incidentally, this […]
Thirty One Mile Road – Mission 8 Read More »
Mission 6 is similar to mission 149 in our previous post in that it involved a person going missing after abandoning their vehicle. January 18th our male subject decided to test out his new Jeep by driving up 31 mile road out of Espanola. Several miles in he slid off the road and became stuck.
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2021 started out with two similar type of missions – a person walking away from their car and not making it home. The January 16th mission is a continuation of mission 149 where Brigade members assisted in searching for an individual who had been missing since Thanksgiving. His car was found abandoned north of Abiquiu.
Abiquiu Mission Part II – Training Mission 1 of 2021 Read More »
Dec 17th, 2020 Thursday morning, LAAFB received a request for volunteers. From the beginning, this was a different kind of mission; a late morning request for SAR groups, a relaxed 2 ½ hour notice. By the end of the mission, LAAFB highlighted their versatility. Four members of LAAFB confirmed availability and prepared to meet at
Missing Person Search near Abiquiu – Mission 149 Read More »
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 supplies, vehicle insurance, etc. Your generosity has allowed us to maintain our operations and improve
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Moving fast on a rugged trail.
Litter Haul Pecos Wilderness – Mission 105 Read More »
