Yearly Archives: 2021

3/4/21 – Dog Valley Stranded Subjects

SAR Staff and the SVU responded to the Verdi area to locate and transport two subjects whose vehicle was stuck in a wet area in Dog Valley. The individuals were located at the provided coordinates from the 911 call and transported back to staging, and then driven to their residence.

3/4/21 – Peavine EMS

SAR Staff, Hasty Team, SVU, and WCSAR responded to the Kings Row area of NW Reno to access the location of an injured mountain biker. TMFR and WCSO Patrol were first on scene and did and provided initial treatment. Some SAR assets made it to the location, but the subject was transported to staging in the WCSO vehicle.

2/28/21 – Virginia Peak Stranded Vehicles

SAR Staff, the SVU, and a Hasty medic were requested to respond to a staging area at Wilcox Rd. and Quaking Aspen Rd. to access the area where three vehicles, 11 subjects, and one dog were stuck in snow. The entourage was located at the cell phone ping and were safely transported down to staging.

2/28/21 – Raleigh Heights EMS

SAR Staff, Hasty BC, SVU, and WCSAR BC were requested to respond to the Raleigh Hills Park to locate an injured subject from a UTV accident. Before SAR personnel arrived at staging, TMFR located the subject, packaged him, and began transporting him to staging. Code 4 for SAR responders.

2/26/21 – Dog Valley Stranded Subject

SAR Staff, the SVU, and a Hasty Medic responded to Bordertown to access a subject that had been stuck in his vehicle overnight on the road to the Crystal Peak Mine. The subject was located at the coordinates provided by a dispatch ping. The vehicle was relatively easily extracted and the subject was escorted back to staging.