Monthly Archives: July 2017

7/15/17 – Long Valley Fire Evacuation

SAR Staff, Hasty Team, SVU, and WCSAR were released from the Rancho Haven area for response to Pyramid Lake/Sutcliffe area to perform fire evacuations in front of the advancing Long Valley Fire. Teams alerted beaches from Warriors to South Nets, while PLPD and Rangers went door to door in Sutcliffe. Teams were then redirected to Winnemucca Ranch Rd. to perform evacuation notices for the same fire in that area.

7/15/17 – Long Valley Fire Evacuation

SAR Staff, Hasty Team, SVU, and WCSAR responded to the Rancho Haven Fire Station to perform fire evacuations for residences in the Rancho Haven area due to the Long Valley Fire that was to the north.

7/12/2017 – Stampede Reservoir Sidescan

SAR Staff, SVU, and Washoe County Sheriff Search and Recovery K9 Unit responded to Stampede Reservoir to assist Sierra County, Placer County, and Santa Clara County in searching for an 11yo subject that fell out of a kayak when winds kicked up on the lake. The subject was not wearing a PFD. This was the third day of the search, and the subject was not located.