Posts by CSAR
Lightning strike on Torrys Peak
By now, you’ve likely heard the story of Alpine Rescue Team’s lightning strike on Torreys Peak. In the words of ART president Jake Smith, it was a routine, common call that suddenly escalated to a critical one in less than a second, demonstrating the fact that BSAR volunteers must always be ready for anything. It…
Read MoreCase Study: Flight For Life 2024 Tail Rotor Strike
On July 19th of 2024, Alpine Rescue Team (ART) called for assistance from FFL to transport an injured hiker who had fallen on St. Mary’s Glacier. The weather was good, although storms were forecast to move in that afternoon. The Lifeguard 1 pilot circled to burn fuel while ART members packaged the patient. But upon…
Read MoreCSAR continues to lead in technology implementation
As part of CSAR’s strategic visioning and planning efforts earlier this year, we developed an operational philosophy that says we will navigate our constantly changing world by using a phased approach to everything we undertake. During regularly scheduled “decision points,” we will evaluate all new initiatives and decide whether to move forward, change course or…
Read MoreHow to build a stronger team by writing stuff down
By Hannah Gallagher, Lake County Search and Rescue In my professional life, I serve as a director of quality, risk and compliance for a federally funded community health center. I have also been a member of two very different SAR teams in Colorado over the last decade: one pulling resources and membership from the entire…
Read MoreSUSPENDING A SEARCH
In April of 2014, Alpine Rescue Team was notified of a missing father and son in the Mount Evans area. Various clues, including cell phone forensics reported by the AFRCC, led the mission coordinators to believe they had been attempting to hike Mount Goliath with no snow travel gear or even boots before they were…
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