Desert Search and Rescue

UPDATE to Stakeholders meeting. Due to a change in the interpretation of the OHV regulations, we will be switching to a Zoom meeting instead of the conference call. To access the meeting, please follow the link below:... https://zoom.us/j/92242713442 Meeting ID: 922 4271 3442 Passcode: 4321 We will still be starting the meeting at 5:00 pm tonight. Thank you!

The Desert Group Search and Rescue Volunteers, Inc. is applying for a grant from the California State Parks OHV Green Sticker funds along with many other groups and/or agencies from around the state. A public meeting will be held on February 17, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. at the following address: 2980 Diamond St, Rosamond CA 93560. We will be discussing items that we need for the grant. This meeting is open to the public. If you would like to make a comment or suggestion without attending the in-person meeting, please email to [email protected]. Comments can also me made directly at the OHV Webiste at: http://ohv.parks.ca.gov

DESERT SEARCH & RESCUE APPLIES FOR GRANT ROSAMOND, CA, FEBRUARY 9, 2021: The Desert Group Search and Rescue Volunteers, Inc. is applying for a grant from the California State Parks OHV Green Sticker funds along with many other groups and/or agencies from around the state. A Stakeholders meeting will be held on February 18, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. via a Telephone Conference Call. For access, call 661-231-3100. If prompted for a code, ignore as no code will be required and the sys...tem will connect you automatically. We will be reviewing potential grant items and are looking for input from Stakeholders. The Desert Search and Rescue team is responsible for Search operations in the East Kern County areas including OHV riding areas in Jawbone Canyon, Dove Springs, etc. Funds will go towards improving the team’s abilities by providing additional rescue equipment, medical supplies, etc. If anyone would like more information regarding this or any other grant request, you can review all grant applications during the 30-day review period at the OHV grant review website at http://ohv.parks.ca.gov or contact the Desert Search & Rescue grant public relations associate Allen Wessel directly at (661) 206-4212. The Desert Group Search and Rescue Volunteers, Inc. is a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation providing valuable resources for the Desert Search and Rescue (SAR) Team. 100% of all funds raised goes towards SAR operations, as all SAR personnel are volunteers. All training and actual search operations are done at the volunteers expense.

We would like to take this time to one again thank Yamaha for their generous donation! We were successful in obtaining a grant from Yamaha which allowed us to purchase two new light towers! I'm sure all of the OHV riders that see us in Dove Springs on all of the big weekends have seen them! Really lights things up allowing to better serve the community! This is not the first grant Yamaha has awarded to us. They have been very kind to us over the years. We all really appreciate Yamaha's Outdoor Access Initiative Program that works hard to give back to the OHV community!

MISSING BOYS: The California City Police Department says two boys, ages 3 and 4, have gone missing. https://trib.al/JRdkp3e

We have been honored with a Top-Rated Award for 2020 from GreatNonprofits! We appreciate all of your contributions! https://greatnonprofits.org//desert-group-search-and-rescu

It was definitely a crazy Thanksgiving holiday in the Desert! Reports are showing that we had 200,000+ people here in the Desert for the holiday! That breaks a record from several years ago where we had similar weather which drew a crowd of 150K! Looks like this was the place that everyone came to escape the Covid Lockdown! Even with all the people, injuries were kept at a minimum, and thankfully no deaths! There was a large law enforcement presence that also made a diffe...rence. But that did not stop the fun! We saw lots of brand new trailers, Bikes, ATV;s, UTV's, etc! I think many people got early Christmas gifts! We even saw someone set up a stage and had an impromptu concert in the Desert. We are glad everyone got to enjoy their holiday with their family here in the Desert.

The Desert SAR team will be staging once again in Dove Springs for the Thanksgiving holiday! We will be arriving on Wednesday and will be there until Sunday. We are expecting a record number of people in the desert. Please be safe, have fun and enjoy!

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We would like to thank all those who came and bought fireworks this year. Sales this year was the best ever! Unfortunately we sold out before it even got dark! Just so you know, all of the proceeds goes towards supplies and equipment as the Team is comprised of all Volunteers! Thanks again for your support!!

Be careful when out and about that these creatures were just found within 200 feet of a camp site in the Jawbone Subregion.

We would like to thank all those who came and bought fireworks this year. Sales this year was the best ever! Unfortunately we sold out before it even got dark! Just so you know, all of the proceeds goes towards supplies and equipment as the Team is comprised of all Volunteers! Thanks again for your support!!

We are sold out at our firework booths. Thank you for supporting us. This is 1st time in 18 years we are able to spend time with our families on 4th of July.

Come support search and rescue at our annual fireworks fundraiser. We are located across from Tom's Restaurant and Taco Bell in Rosamond, CA. We are opening until midnight.

This week is National Volunteer Week. We want to thank all volunteers especially our volunteers who help us reach our goals. Keep on volunteering! Your efforts do make a difference.

Andrea Kohler and I had the honor of presenting Kern County Sheriff's Office Desert Search and Rescue Captain Allen Wessell a plaque for the work the Unit did i...n 2001 in Rosamond on the Maria Pina murder case that resulted in the first degree murder convictions of two LA gang members in March of 2019 by a Kern County jury. This Mojave-Boron-Rosamond group of volunteers searched the sides of Highway 14 for hours after the murder and located a mask worn and discarded by one of the killers. The mask was tested 15 years later when DNA technology had further developed and the killer’s DNA was on the mask. We are so appreciative of the dedicated service of Desert Search and Rescue and are so grateful that their efforts led to achieving justice for the children of murder victim Maria Pina. Erica Coleman Ray Henderson See more

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Press Release Contact: Allen Wessel Phone: (661) 206-4212 ... FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 9 A.M. PDT, January 9, 2020 DESERT SEARCH & RESCUE APPLIES FOR GRANT ROSAMOND, CA, JANUARY 9, 2020: The Desert Group Search and Rescue Volunteers, Inc. is applying for a grant from the California State Parks OHV Green Sticker funds along with many other groups and/or agencies from around the state. A public meeting will be held on January 31, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. at the following address: 15874 Sierra Hwy, Mojave CA 93501 We will be reviewing what the team feels it needs for the next year with regards to supplies and equipment, and are looking for input from the public. The Desert Search and Rescue team is responsible for Search operations in the East Kern County areas including OHV riding areas in Jawbone Canyon, Dove Springs, etc. Funds will go towards improving the team’s abilities by providing additional rescue equipment, medical supplies, etc. If anyone would like more information regarding this or any other grant request, you can review all grant applications during the 30 day review period at the OHV grant review website at http://ohv.parks.ca.gov or contact the Desert Search & Rescue grant public relations associate Allen Wessel directly at (661) 206-4212. The Desert Group Search and Rescue Volunteers, Inc. is a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation providing valuable resources for the Desert Search and Rescue (SAR) Team. 100% of all funds raised goes towards SAR operations, as all SAR personnel are volunteers. All training and actual search operations are done at the volunteers expense.

Press Release Contact: Allen Wessel Phone: (661) 206-4212 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 9 A.M. PDT, January 9, 2020... DESERT SEARCH & RESCUE APPLIES FOR GRANT ROSAMOND, CA, JANUARY 9, 2020: The Desert Group Search and Rescue Volunteers, Inc. is applying for a grant from the California State Parks OHV Green Sticker funds along with many other groups and/or agencies from around the state. A public meeting will be held on January 31, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. at the following address: 15874 Sierra Hwy, Mojave CA 93501 We will be reviewing what the team feels it needs for the next year with regards to supplies and equipment, and are looking for input from the public. The Desert Search and Rescue team is responsible for Search operations in the East Kern County areas including OHV riding areas in Jawbone Canyon, Dove Springs, etc. Funds will go towards improving the team’s abilities by providing additional rescue equipment, medical supplies, etc. If anyone would like more information regarding this or any other grant request, you can review all grant applications during the 30 day review period at the OHV grant review website at http://ohv.parks.ca.gov or contact the Desert Search & Rescue grant public relations associate Allen Wessel directly at (661) 206-4212. The Desert Group Search and Rescue Volunteers, Inc. is a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation providing valuable resources for the Desert Search and Rescue (SAR) Team. 100% of all funds raised goes towards SAR operations, as all SAR personnel are volunteers. All training and actual search operations are done at the volunteers expense.

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There is a Golf fundraiser in Bakersfield to help the Kern SAR team purchase sonar equipment to assist in finding those who are lost. If you are into golfing and want to support the team, check out the link. There are more details on the website! https://bakersfield3.org/