Sonoma County Search & Rescue

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Are you interested in becoming a volunteer member of the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office Search & Rescue Unit? We are holding an orientation meeting covering the team’s mission, the application process, and more on February 25th at 7pm. The meeting will be held at the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office at 2796 Ventura Ave, Santa Rosa.

Tonight we celebrated the life of an incredible member of this team: Mark Hubenette. This UTV will forever be dedicated to him and his contribution to our team. Mark’s radio callsign, SAR 119, will be retired from the roster and no other member will ever be issued that callsign. We lost you too soon, Mark, but your contributions and friendship will live on forever. You will be missed. Mark Hubenette SAR 119 EOW 6/29/19

Thank you, Dave, for everything you have done for SAR over the past 10 years! Enjoy retirement you’ve earned it!

Congratulations to our very own SAR Coordinator, Sgt. Thompson!

Another day of training in the books for Sonoma SAR. This time, we took a moment to take a team photo before wrapping up for the day. Thanks to Sonoma Sheriff for the Henry 1 backdrop!

Yesterday, our team practiced various search tactics and techniques at Willow Creek Campground: buffer searches, area searches, K9 flanking, etc. The circumstances of the incident may dictate varying techniques in order to be successful, so it is important that the entire team be proficient in each approach.

This weekend, five members of our Search and Rescue team helped the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office with the rescue of 8 and 5-year-old sisters who had wandere...d into the woods and survived for a weekend on their own. Humboldt County did a remarkable job as this was a miraculous find. We were able to get the kids out of the woods and to their parents using our utility vehicles. We were very happy to help and so glad this had a happy ending!!!

Sonoma SAR will be assisting with this search in Humboldt County beginning on Sunday along with SAR teams from various other counties in the region.

Tonight we conducted a full-scale mock search scenario in real-time to shake down gear, processes, vehicles, and mindset. During the course of the search, we performed a low-angle rope rescue of a simulated patient with a serious leg injury. Mock searches are a great opportunity for our team to test all of their skills in a single operation.

Our hard-working, dedicated volunteers of the Sheriff’s Search and Rescue team were called out last night to find a missing 73-year-old man with dementia in Roh...nert Park. Using a heat seeking infrared camera, they spotted him deep in a creek bed in need of medical assistance. Our Search and Rescue team undoubtedly saved a life last night, given the cold elements. Great job team!!!! Great find, your work is so appreciated!!

Don't forget that until the end of this month, Willow Creek Wealth Management will be matching your donations to Sonoma SAR dollar-for-dollar up to $5,000! Your donations are a critical component to funding the Team's drone program, enhancing our ability to rapidly locate at-risk missing persons. Help us get there today! Visit sonomasar.org to donate.

Today we had our annual medical refresher, just one of our monthly standards trainings covering various topics important to our mission. We worked on CPR, patient assessment, equipment familiarization, etc.