Ventura County East Valley Search and Rescue Team

It's really hard to take what we do and condense it down- but this does a pretty good job! Video content provided by team members Greg Brentin, Jerry Fernholz and Patrick Emerson. Video produced by Patrick Emerson.

FLASHBACK FRIDAY! July 2006 Fifteen years ago three team members took part in a team training and climbed Banner Peak near Mammoth Mountain. Those three team members - Andy Puhek, Antonio Arizo and Frank Dikken - are still on the team today! Notice the "watermelon snow" ? (yes snow in late July) ... Can anyone guess what causes it? Want to see more pictures? Check out our flickr page https://www.flickr.com/phot/vcsar3/albums/72157718166622233 Photo credits: Antonio Arizo & Frank Dikken

Today marks the first day of #LunarNewYear. Deputy Jiang and Deputy Song share a special New Year’s Message. We wish everyone good health and success in the new year! ...

#heroesliveforever

Ever wonder where we get some of our cool stuff - well here you go!

Haven’t signed up for emergency notifications in Ventura County yet? Text VCALERT to 313131. Be prepared and remember, turn around don’t drown!

We had to do it. #berniesmittens #bernieatbaldy

It's really hard to take what we do and condense it down- but this does a pretty good job! Video content provided by team members Greg Brentin, Jerry Fernholz and Patrick Emerson. Video produced by Patrick Emerson.

Photo Credit: Antonio Arizo

We are excited to be participating in this fun event on Saturday at our home station - the Thousand Oaks Police Department It's FREE and COVID safe . - Drive through and say hi!

Register - Stay Informed - Stay Alert Three easy steps to stay safe during Red Flag Warnings *Register to receive emergency alerts in Ventura county- go to vcalert.org or just text 313131 to VCALERT... *Need official incident information for Ventura county? Go to vcemergency.com *Concerned about possible power shutoffs in your area? Go to sce.com/wildfire/psps-alerts See more

"I hate helicopter training"....... said no SAR member ever Helicopter Training 2020 for our probationary class - which at this point thanks to COVID feels like we are in week number 390 ! It doesn't matter if it's your first time in the helicopter or your 40th time, it never gets old.... Thanks always to our partners - Ventura County Sheriff Search and Rescue Aviation/Medical Team for the training and the flights, you guys are the best! : Antonio Arizo, Krista Franchi, Deputy Chris Dyer and Kyle Ray

#FunFactFriday- Did you know that we are all volunteers and our team is a registered 501c3 non-profit???? Here is an easy way to donate to our team - if you shop on Amazon, choose AmazonSmile and select Ventura County Search and Rescue Incorporated as your non-profit and Amazon will automatically donate 0.5% of your purchase to us! Yay!... You can make a difference while you shop Amazon Prime Day deals on October 13 & 14. Simply shop at smile.amazon.com/ch/95-3275733 or with AmazonSmile ON in the Amazon Shopping app and AmazonSmile donates to Ventura County Search and Rescue Incorporated. #amazon #amazonsmile #volunteers #searchandrescue #thankyou

We’ll be there, proud to be a part of it! Come out Saturday night and be a part of something awesome!!!! #4S3

Tools of the Trade Tuesday - Radio Repeaters! Repeaters are a huge asset in the SAR toolbox. Due to the mountainous and remote locations that we work in, we rely heavily on these repeaters for our radio communications. For those who don't know - a repeater is both a receiver and a transmitter, it receives a signal and then retransmits it, which then allows two way radio signals to cover a longer distance. We have our own repeater in the local mountains and today it rece...ived some much needed TLC which included brush clearance, a new battery and a new panel. Since it is located in a remote location it took a helicopter ride to get the personnel and parts up there. Shout out to the Ventura County Sheriff's Office and the Ventura County Sheriff Search and Rescue Aviation/Medical Team for the assist in getting our repeater all fixed up, we appreciate it!!! #teamworkmakesthedreamwork Photo Credit: Frank Dikken

On September 14th a Mutual Aid call went out for help in searching for missing people in Butte County after the #northcomplexfire. We had 3 team members respond to the area on September 18th and they came home on September 21st. After they were back, we got a call of a vehicle 200 feet down the side of the road in Moorpark. We had team members on scene in about 15 minutes, 8 hours later we were finished with our assignment. Spotted during our operation - Black Diamond harnesses given to the SAR teams courtesy of the Ventura County Sheriff's Foundation and their amazing donors! Thank you for keeping us safe! #volunteers #proudtoserveourcommunity #proudtoserveourstate Photo credits: Krista Franchi and Deputy Chris Dyer

As the sun sets tonight we are still looking for Ms. DeLara, utilizing all available resources. We have personnel searching the area on foot, with K-9's and on horseback. In addition, we have our helicopters and drones searching for her from above and deputies driving the area as well. We continue to ask you to call the Ventura County Sheriff's Office at 805-654-9511 if you have seen her or have any information regarding her whereabouts.

While some team members are in Butte County supporting the operations at the #northcomplexfire the rest of the team is on scene in Fillmore searching for Ms. DeLara. Please call 805-654-9511 if you have seen her. #mutualaid #soothersmaylive #missingperson

Spotted today at the East Valley Station! Yes, we do % We see you, we appreciate you! Ventura Sheriff Ventura County Sheriff's Foundation Ventura County Deputy Sheriffs' Association (VCDSA)

REMEMBER.... the lives lost and the families they left behind the First Responders who bravely fought to save lives the members of our military who have served in response NEVER FORGET

MORE CLOSURES! Please do not hike during this heatwave!!

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