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San Dimas Mountain Rescue Team

Members are assigned weekend duty on a rotating basis, which averages once every other month. These patrols ensure a quick response to emergencies during a time when they are most likely to occur, and serve as a means of fire prevention and mountain safety. There are several ways to help with support, including employee donations through employers or by planned giving. Thanks again to those individuals and organizations who helped make a positive impact on many lives.

The Sierra Madre Search and Rescue Team is a non-profit, all volunteer organization founded in 1951 to save lives through mountain rescue and outdoor safety education. The team motto of “anywhere in the wilderness that someone needs help…” has guided us through over 5,000 requests for help since our founding. This incident saw a multi-agency response involving search helicopters, the police and several mountain rescue teams all working together. Hillwalkers should not rely on mobile apps for navigation in the mountains, one of Ireland’s busiest mountain rescue teams has warned. The Montrose Search and Rescue Team is made up of dedicated volunteers from the local community. They come from all walks of life and bring their own unique skills and experiences to the team.

However due to budget cuts and Mountain Rescue Team rising equipment costs and changes in technology, the team depends on donations and fundraising events to help offset the cost of equipment and needs not provided by the sheriff’s department. Recent team purchases not provided by the sheriff’s department include snowshoes and crampons, swift water flotation vests and helmets, a lightweight titanium litter, and audio-visual equipment for training and public relations presentations. The team consists of mountaineer members and support staff from a wide variety of occupations. These dedicated volunteers contribute a substantial amount of time each month to stay current and proficient on their technical search and rescue skills and medical training necessary in saving lives.

Overdue hill walker airlifted to safety after search teams called out

• Our primary area of operation is southern California, but the team has responded to calls for  help in areas extending from Baja, California, through the Sierra, and up to northern California, and as far east as Nevada and Utah.
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• These dedicated volunteers contribute a substantial amount of time each month to stay current and proficient on their technical search and rescue skills and medical training necessary in saving lives.
• The members of The San Dimas Mountain Rescue Team want to send a special thanks to those who have supported our efforts with donations and support this year and in past years.

The organization’s goals are saving lives through mountain rescue and safety education. Headquartered at the Altadena Sheriff’s Station, near the San Gabriel Mountains, the team is operational 24 hours each day, 365 days every year. It is one of eight teams in the Los Angeles County which, together, are staffed by 120 trained members. The Altadena Mountain Rescue Team is a 501(c)3 nonprofit volunteer organization dedicated to saving lives through mountain rescue and safety education. Volunteer search and rescue teams are the most cost-effective emergency response services in Los Angeles County.

If you need help, have an emergency or are asking for help finding a missing person or hikers please CALL 911!

At any hour of the day, law enforcement agencies, national park or military officials may call upon us to aid an unfortunate victim. We are on constant alert to search for and effect the rescue of hikers, skiers, rock climbers and outdoors enthusiasts whenever and wherever tragedy strikes. Montrose Search and Rescue was started in 1947 by a group of Civilian Air Defense members who wanted to help those in their community that became lost or injured in the local mountains. Originally known as the Montrose Mountaineers, the members of this team, past and present, have responded to thousands of calls and saved countless lives.

Our members are required to be EMT-B certified once they complete their probationary class with available time to pursue that certification before their training begins. The members of The San Dimas Mountain Rescue Team want to send a special thanks to those who have supported our efforts with donations and support this year and in past years. Monetary and in-kind support of all sizes and types from organizations and individuals near and far make a difference in our ability to perform our life-saving mission.

Mostof the team members are Los Angeles County Sheriff ReserveDeputies, whileothers are dedicated volunteers from the local communities to assist in searchand rescue operations. A hillwalker was airlifted to safety after a mountain rescue team was called out amid wintry conditions in the Highlands. In the United States, mountain rescue is handled by professional teams within some national parks and by volunteer teams elsewhere. The team consists of volunteers who train for hundreds of hours each year to operate under stressful and rapidly changing weather and circumstances. While each member does not attend every operation, being on the team requires a significant time commitment and some flexibility with job and family responsibilities.

Operations range from searches for missing or lost individuals in the high Sierra to communities affected by wildfires. In addition to mountains, we search along coastal cliffs and in other rural and wilderness environments. Our team is composed of rock climbers, mountaineers, backpackers and backcountry skiers. Our members are skilled to operate efficiently and safely in technical terrain on rock, snow and ice. BAMRU is an accredited member of the Mountain Rescue Association and a FEMA and California OES Type I search and rescue resource.

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The 65-year-old said back then, “we didn’t have a base or headquarters, we had very little in the way of equipment – a stretcher and a few ropes, and we didn’t have many callouts”. “If the dam burst, they were going to be the first point of rescue for anybody who got themselves into difficulty. If you or someone you know of needs help in the mountains, please call 911 and ask for Search and Rescue. The Sierra Madre Search and Rescue Team is affiliated with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department as high-risk, civilian volunteers and accredited through the Mountain Rescue Association (MRA). Our primary area of operation is southern California, but the team has responded to calls for  help in areas extending from Baja, California, through the Sierra, and up to northern California, and as far east as Nevada and Utah.