Posted 6/7/12 – During the month of May, Sierra Madre Search and Rescue (SMSR) responded to a dozen calls for assistance. A selected set of calls are described below. Missing Hikers, Big Santa Anita Canyon:…
Posted 5/12/12 – People often wonder about the details of emergencies and how what appears to be alternatively complete chaos or inactivity results in anything being accomplished. Like many emergencies, search and rescue operations are…
Press Release posted 5/6/12 – During the month of April, Sierra Madre Search and Rescue (SMSR) responded to six calls for assistance. Missing Hikers, Little Santa Anita Canyon: The Team was notified of a canyoneering party…
Originally Posted on Nixle.com by Lt. Bob Anderson, Arcadia Police Dept. Update 4/27/12 – On April 27, 2012 shortly before 2:00 a.m., family members reported 55-year-old Mark Allen Craychee as a missing person. Craychee has a history…
Press Release posted 4/12/12 – During the month of March, Sierra Madre Search and Rescue (SMSR) responded to six calls for assistance. Injured Hiker, Eaton Canyon/Medical Emergency, Big Santa Anita Canyon: SMSR responded to a…
Posted 3/4/12 – During the month of February, Sierra Madre Search and Rescue (SMSR) responded to four calls for assistance. Injured Hiker, Big Santa Anita Canyon: Members of a hiking party at Chantry Flat reported…
Posted 2/27/12 – Earl William LaLone, 86, of Sierra Madre, California, passed away at County Villa Health Services in Duarte, California, at 7:30 pm on Sunday, February 12, 2012, after a year long battle with…
Posted 2/4/12 – During the month of January Sierra Madre Search and Rescue (SMSR) responded to five calls for assistance. Overdue Hiker, Chantry Flat: The Team was called out on a report of a dayhiker…
Posted 12/15/11 – In the month of November, Sierra Madre Search and Rescue (SMSR) responded to three calls for assistance. Mountain Biker, Big Santa Anita Canyon: The team was called to a trail in Big…
Each month, the world famous Sierra Madre Search and Rescue Team shares their Rescue Log with us. Though 2011 has been one of the busiest years in the history of Sierra Madre Search and Rescue,…
On October 16th, the world famous Sierra Madre Search and Rescue team held a very well attended open house to celebrate their 60th anniversary. Local dignitaries turned out to honor the team. I’ll be posting…
Posted 10/6/11 – The world famous Sierra Madre Search & Rescue Team will be having an open house at its rescue station on Sunday, October 16th from 1 to 5PM. The station is located at the…
Posted 10/5/11 – During the past month Sierra Madre Search and Rescue (SMSR) responded to 13 calls for assistance. Lost Hikers, Chantry Flat: Two hikers called authorities at nightfall and reported they were lost. Based…
During the past month Sierra Madre Search and Rescue (SMSR) responded to nine calls for assistance. Fallen Hiker, Chantry Flat: The Team was called to Chantry Flat to aid a hiker who had fallen in…
During the past month Sierra Madre Search and Rescue (SMSR) responded to nine calls for assistance. Search for homicide suspect, local mountains: The Team assisted the L.A. Sheriff’s Department and local law enforcement agencies in…
