Monthly Archives: July 2017

7/10/2017 – Fire Evacuation

SAR Staff, Hasty Team, SVU, and WCSAR responded to the staging location at Cabelas for possible fire evacuations of the Verdi area due to the Farad Fire. Campers in Dog Valley were warned of the possibility of fire in that area as well. Although fire behavior was described as erratic, no fire evacuations were performed by SAR personnel as of late evening.

7/10/2017 – Fire Evacuation

SAR Staff, Hasty Team, SVU, and WCSAR were called to the Aspen Fire for a second round of evacuations due to the red flag warning. Fire officials feared that the predicted winds, low humidity, and high temperatures could allow the fire to jump containment lines. Evacuation notices were given to residents in the area. The fire was kept in the containment lines, so SAR assets were released.

7/9/2017 – Stranded Boat

SAR Staff, Hasty Team, and SVU responded to Pyramid Lake to locate a boat with three people on board that had mechanical problems north of the Needles. Cell phone coordinates were provided by the subjects. The stranded boat was located at the coordinates and was taken under tow for the 1.5 hour trip back to Pelican Dock.

7/8/2017 – Fire Evacuation

All teams were requested to stage at Wilcox Ranch Rd. and Quaking Aspen Rd. to conduct fire evacuation notices for the area to the SE of the command post. The fire was apparently started by dry lightning. Teams covered all roads that were assigned, and were released for the night.