Monday April 22 2013
Posted 4/22/13 – Search and rescue activity in our local area continues at a very modest level with the Sierra Madre Search and Rescue (SMSR) Team responding to three calls for assistance in March. Seizure, Big Santa Anita Canyon, Chantry Flat: The Team received a page at 11: 54 a.m. on March 17th to respond [...]
Sunday March 24 2013
Posted 3/24/13 – Search and rescue activity in our local area continues at a very modest level with the Sierra Madre Search and Rescue (SMSR) Team responding to three calls for assistance in February. Injured Hiker, Big Santa Anita Canyon, Chantry Flat: The Team received a page at 1:00 p.m. on February 7th to respond [...]
Sunday January 13 2013
Posted 1/13/13 – During the month of December, Sierra Madre Search and Rescue (SMSR) responded to five calls for assistance. December closed out a busy 2012 for SMSR with the Team responding to 105 incidents during the year. During these search and rescue operations SMSR provided assistance to 123 individuals lost or injured in the [...]
Tuesday December 18 2012
Posted 12/18/12 - During the month of November, Sierra Madre Search and Rescue (SMSR) responded to several calls for assistance. Two notable calls are described below. Lost Hikers, Chantry Flat/Big Santa Anita Canyon: The Team responded to Chantry Flat to assist two hikers who had gotten off trail, become disoriented and were unable to get back [...]
Saturday November 17 2012
Posted 11/17/12 – During the month of October, Sierra Madre Search and Rescue (SMSR) responded to half a dozen calls for assistance. A selected set of calls are described below. Injured Hiker, Chantry Flat/Big Santa Anita Canyon: Sierra Madre Search and Rescue responded to reports of an injured hiker near Hermit Falls. Rescuers arrived on [...]
Thursday September 13 2012
Posted 9/13/12 – During the month of August, Sierra Madre Search and Rescue (SMSR) responded to a dozen calls for assistance. A selected set of calls are described below. Injured Hikers, Big Santa Anita Canyon: Sierra Madre Search and Rescue responded to reports of an injured hiker below Chantry Flat. Initial reports indicated that the [...]
Friday August 17 2012
Posted 8/17/12 - During the month of July, Sierra Madre Search and Rescue (SMSR) responded to 18 calls for assistance. Details on a selection of the calls are described below. Busy 4th of July: After participating in the Sierra Madre 4th of July parade SMSR responded to several calls in the local area. The first was [...]
Saturday July 07 2012
Press Release posted 7/7/12 – During the month of June, Sierra Madre Search and Rescue (SMSR) responded to 18 calls for assistance. Details on a selection of the calls are described below. A Busy June 3rd: The afternoon of June 3rd turned out to be very busy for SMSR. The afternoon started with the rescue [...]
Thursday June 07 2012
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: The Team was notified just before 1:30 in the morning of 2 missing hikers. The hikers had left late in [...]
Saturday May 12 2012
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 exercises in problem solving in often difficult circumstances. Many people are familiar with the more typical missing or injured hiker [...]
Sunday May 06 2012
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 stuck in Little Santa Anita Canyon. Several SMSR members rappelled into the canyon and located the trapped canyoneers. The subjects [...]
Friday April 27 2012
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 of psychological issues and the family feared he may be suicidal. Shortly after 7:00 a.m. this morning Craychee’s vehicle was [...]
Thursday April 12 2012
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 mutual-aid call from Altadena Mountain Rescue regarding an injured hiker in Eaton Canyon. Team members assisted Altadena personnel in evacuating [...]
Sunday March 04 2012
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 that two of their companions were overdue and possibly injured. Due to darkness and poor weather conditions hypothermia was also [...]
Tuesday February 28 2012
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 cancer. Earl was born to Fred LaLone and Marguerite Vega LaLone on May 5, 1925 in Sierra Madre; he was [...]
Saturday February 04 2012
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 missing overnight in the Chantry Flat area. SMSR members immediately set out to search high-probability areas. Assistance was requested from [...]
Thursday December 15 2011
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 Santa Anita Canyon on a report of a mountain biker over the side of the trail. The subject was discovered [...]
Tuesday November 08 2011
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, in October the team responded to just two calls for assistance. Missing Hiker, Angeles National Forest: The Team was notified [...]
Thursday October 20 2011
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 a second gallery of photos taken by Dr. Bill White very soon. Enjoy the gallery below the video of SMSR [...]
Thursday October 06 2011
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 corner of Stonehouse and Grandview just two blocks east of of Santa Anita in Sierra Madre. The Team will have [...]
Wednesday October 05 2011
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 on the subjects’ description of their surroundings, SMSR team members were able to determine high-probability search areas. Search crews were [...]
Tuesday August 02 2011
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 an off-trail location. SMSR members responded to the site with a backpack-sized medical kit and determined the patient had fallen [...]
Tuesday May 31 2011
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 the search for a homicide suspect in the local mountains. SMSR’s Station 108 served as the command post for the [...]
Thursday March 31 2011
Each year, members of The Mountain Rescue Association teams are tested in one of three subjects and, if they pass, are certified in that area of rescue training. This year, fifteen teams, among them the world famous Sierra Madre Search and Rescue Team, participated in the certification process, which took place in the shadows of [...]
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