January 30, 2010 - SAR staff, Hasty Team, and WCSAR responded to the Dickerson Rd. area to search the Truckee River for a possible victim of an automobile crash.  After searching the Dickerson Rd. and Idlewild Park area of the river, the search was suspended when nothing was found.

January 29, 2010 - SAR staff, Hasty Team, and WCSAR responded to the area of Derby Dam on the Truckee River on the report of a suicidal subject, possibly in the water.  Upon arrival, the subject was located by deputies on shore.

January 28, 2010 - SAR staff, Hasty Team, SVU, and WCSAR responded to the Gold Lake area above Graeagle, California to assist deputies from Sierra County on the report of a missing snowmobiler.  Snowcats, snowmobiles, tracked ATV's, and backcountry foot teams were about to deploy from the staging area when the missing snowmobiler returned, brought out by another snowmobiler.  The subject's snowmobile had become disabled, so the individual walked to a vacant cabin, entered it, and started a fire to keep warm.

January 26, 2010 - SAR staff, Hasty Team, SVU, and WCSAR answered a callout for a snowboarder who ended up in the Winter's Creek drainage and was unable to get back to the ski resort.  Just as SAR resources were about to deploy, Sierra Front Fire was able to reach the subject and transport him to the Mt. Rose Highway.

January 25, 2010 - SAR staff, Hasty Team, and SVU responded to a report of a boater on Pyramid Lake that was experiencing hypothermic symptoms, and was having engine problems.  Before SAR arrival, the subject was able to make it back to the boat launch.

January 25, 2010 - SAR staff, Hasty Team, SVU, and WCSAR began responding to the Diamond Peak Ski Resort on the report of a missing skier.  Ski patrol members located the subject before SAR arrival.

January 24, 2010 - SAR staff, Hasty Team, SVU, and WCSAR began responding to an EMS call in the Sheep Flats area.  Before arrival, the subject was brought out by a NLTFPD snowmobile unit so response was canceled.

January 23, 2010 - SAR staff and the Hasty Team responded to a report of an airplane crash in the Winnemucca Ranch Rd. area.  Before arrival, WCSO deputies and Careflight located the crash, and determined that further SAR response was not needed.  The plane had experienced engine trouble, and although the aircraft ended up upside down when it came to rest, the two occupants were only slightly injured.

January 18, 2010 - SAR staff, Hasty Team, SVU, and WCSAR were called to the Sidehill/Seventh St. area in Sun Valley to search for two juveniles, aged 9 and 11, who had left earlier in the day to take a dog for a walk.  Shortly after the initial search teams were deployed, they located the two subjects in the hills above Sidehill Drive.  Both were fine and did not require any medical attention.

January 9, 2010 - SAR staff, SVU, and WCSAR responded to the Virginia City entrance of Jumbo Grade at the request of Storey County on the report of three stuck vehicles carrying eight individuals.  With cell phone conversations with the subjects, it was determined that the were on the Washoe Valley side of Jumbo Grade.  ATVs were deployed to the area while WCSAR vehicles were sent to the Washoe Valley entrance to Jumbo Grade.  While searchers were in route, the subjects were able to get unstuck with the help of two 4x4 vehicles that happen to come across them.  Searchers located the subjects and escorted them down to the waiting WCSAR vehicles in Washoe Valley.

December 28, 2009 - SAR staff, SVU, and WCSAR were called to the Mud Springs Rd. area of Cold Springs to search for a lost/stranded ATV rider.  GPS coordinates from the subject's phone and verbal directions received from the subject's cell phone calls were used to deploy search teams to the suspected area.  Searchers were able to locate the subject, stuck in a deep snowdrift, and extricate the ATV from the drift.  Search teams then led the subject back to staging.

December 21, 2009 - SAR staff, Hasty Team, SVU, and WCSAR responded to the Pah Rah Drive area in Spanish Springs to conduct an evidence search related to a home invasion case.

December 18, 2009 - SAR staff, Hasty Team, SVU, and WCSAR were called to the area of Seneca and N. Virginia to search for a subject with dementia.  Just prior to deploying resources to the field, the subject was located at a McDonalds in the Stead area.

December 15, 2009 - SAR staff and SVU responded with tracked vehicles to the N. Virginia entrance to Peavine to transport deputies to a residence that was not accessible by 4x4's.  The occupants of the residence had not been heard from for approximately a week, and family members were concerned.  Deputies made contact and learned that the resident's phone was not working and both occupants were fine.

December 11, 2009 - SAR staff, Hasty Team, NLTFPD, SVU, and WCSAR responded to the Tahoe Meadows to search for three cross-country skiers who had become disoriented due to heavy snow.  Foot teams were transported into the area by snowmobile and snowcat.  The foot teams located the trio successfully, and all were escorted or transported back to the staging area.

December 7, 2009 - SAR staff, SVU, and WCSAR responded to the dirt extension of Chimney Ln. in Sun Valley on the report of two stranded vehicles.  One vehicle was reported to be on its side in a ditch, and another was stuck in a ravine with a broken driveline.  After a thorough search, no vehicles or occupants were located.

November 28, 2009 - SAR staff, Hasty Team, SVU, and WCSAR began responding to an area north of Moon Rocks on the Winnemucca Ranch Road on the report of an injured ATV rider.  Before arriving, Careflight was able to locate and transport the victim.

October 30, 2009 - SAR staff and the Hasty Team responded to an area east of Carson City on the Carson River to assist Lyon County SAR with a submerged vehicle that was located upside down in a remote area of the river.  Hasty Team divers searched the vehicle and did not locate any victims.

October 17, 2009 - SAR staff, SVU, and WCSAR responded to the area of the dirt extension of Mira Loma to search for two  ATVers that had become stranded in the hills to the east.  Members were able to locate the pair with the use of directions given through cell phone communication.  Although located from a distance, it was going to take a number of hours to get to them via dirt roads.  They chose to leave the ATV, and have SAR members hike to them and be escorted down a hillside to waiting SAR vehicles.

October 16, 2009 - SAR staff, RAVEN, Hasty Team, SVU, and WCSAR members assisted local law enforcement agencies in conducting traffic control while Vice President Biden traveled through the Reno area.

October 9, 2009 - SAR staff, RAVEN, SVU, and WCSAR traveled to the Olinghouse area to search for a stranded van with seven subjects.  The driver of the van was following directions from a phone GPS, and the route took them on a road that was impassable.  Team members located the van from coordinates supplied by RAVEN, and transported the subjects to safety.

October 7, 2009 - SAR staff. Hasty Team, SVU, and WCSAR responded to the area of Carnoustie Drive in Hidden Valley to assist WCSO detectives to search for evidence related to a home burglary.

October 1-5, 2009 - SAR staff, Hasty Team, RAVEN, SVU, WCSAR, and WOOF assisted RPD in the search for a missing 16 year old female in the Red Rock/Moya Blvd. area.  Teams were deployed to search urban and rural areas for four days while containment teams patrolled areas during the night.  The subject was located on the morning of the fifth day in Indiana, safe and unharmed, with a family member. 

September 14, 2009 SAR staff, Hasty Team, and WCSAR responded to an evidence search in the area of Silverada Blvd. in Sparks to assist SPD with a shooting from the previous month. 

September 12, 2009 SAR staff, Hasty, and SVU responded to Pyramid Lake on a report of a boat taking on water.  Before arrival, it was also reported that a swimmer was in the water as well.  As teams arrived, the boat was located and towed back to shore.  Another boat was located by Boat 243, beached in the Tamaracks area.  The swimmer was evidently just swimming a long distance from the beach, and was not associated with the distressed boat.  Two kayakers were located waiting out the storm on the lee side of the Needles.  They were offered a ride back to where their vehicles were, but chose to paddle farther north and camp for the night.

September 10, 2009 SAR staff, Hasty, SVU, and WCSAR began responding to the Hidden Valley area on a report of two lost hikers in the hills.  Before teams arrived, RAVEN located and transported the two hikers back to staging.

September 8, 2009 SAR staff and members from Hasty Team, SVU, and WCSAR responded to the Tahoe Meadows on a report of a mountain biker on the Tahoe Rim trail who was complaining of a possible broken femur.  North Lake Tahoe Fire was first to locate the subject, and determined that it was a muscle contusion.  The subject chose to walk his bike, with assistance, back to staging.

September 7-8, 2009 During the search for the lost subject, a SAR team member fell in a rock field above Price Lake, receiving moderate injuries.  Members from all teams were deployed from various locations to assist with the stabilization, packaging, and transport of the subject.  Careflight was also brought in to assist.  It was determined that the best way to remove the subject safely would be for the Seahawk helicopter from Fallon NAS to hoist and transport the subject to the hospital.  Fallon NAS arrived on scene at approximately 2100hrs. and removed the subject from the rock field by hoist, and transported him to Renown Hospital.  A full recovery is expected.

September 7, 2009 SAR staff and members from Hasty, SVU, and WCSAR responded to both Davis Creek and Tahoe Meadows on the report of a lost subject in the Price Lake area.  Approximately three hours into the search, RAVEN was able to locate the subject about a mile above Price Lake, and transported him back to the staging area at Tahoe Meadows.

August 30, 2009 SAR staff and members from Hasty and SVU responded to Pyramid Lake on a report of a sunken boat and people in the water.  As both M10 and M20 were arriving at the lake, Boat 243 located the missing individuals near the Pyramid, both in the water and on shore.  Their 22' ski boat had sunk in rough water approximately four miles off shore, and the three adults and one small child had been in the water for four hours.  Careflight was on scene and they were treated and released.

August 28, 2009 SAR staff and members from SVU and WCSAR responded to the Lear Blvd. area to search for a missing individual that did not come home from the previous night.  As search teams were deploying, the subject was located at a house in the area.

August 27, 2009 SAR staff and members from Hasty Team, SVU, and WCSAR responded to Pyramid Lake on a report of a missing aircraft.  Both M20 and M50 searched the area to, and around, Hells Kitchen, and ground units were dispatched to the east and north areas of the lake.  The plane was located at an airport in California later in the evening.

August 23, 2009 SAR staff and members from Hasty Team, SVU, and WCSAR responded to E. Lake Blvd. in Washoe Valley to search for a missing female that walked away from a group of people whose vehicle had become stuck in the hills.  The subject was not located, and the search was suspended.  The subject was found later in the day at a house in the area.

August 16, 2009 SAR staff and members from Hasty Team, SVU, and WCSAR responded to the Mt. Rose Summit trail to search for a missing hiker that became separated from two other hikers.  Members searched the road to Relay Peak, and surrounding areas.  A team from Tahoe Nordic, who had started at the beginning of the hikers route on Brockway Summit, located the individual safe and sound.

August 13, 2009 SAR staff and SVU began responding to Pyramid Lake on a report of a boat in distress.  Before arrival, the boat was located and towed safely to shore.

August 12, 2009 SAR staff and members from SVU and WCSAR again traveled to the Duck Flat area to assist WCSO detectives in the further investigation for evidence that was located in July

August 9, 2009 SAR staff and members from Hasty Team, SVU, and WCSAR responded to an area in SW Reno on the Steamboat Ditch Trail to search for a missing female.  About five minutes into the search, team members located her on the trail, and transported her back to staging.

August 8, 2009 SAR staff and the SVU responded to Pyramid Lake on a report of a boat in distress.  Upon arrival at the lake, the boat was located and towed to safety by a private boat.

August 8, 2009 SAR staff and the SVU began responding to Pyramid Lake on a report of a boat in distress.  The boat was located and towed to shore before team arrival.

August 6, 2009 SAR staff and members from Hasty Team, SVU, and WCSAR began responding for an injured hiker in the Galena Creek area.  Before arrival, the subject was located by park rangers.

July 26, 2009 SAR staff and members from SVU, WCSAR, and WOOF traveled to Lake County, Oregon to assist with the search for a suicidal subject that had been missing for approximately four months.  His vehicle had been located earlier in the week in Stateline Canyon.  The subject was located about two hours after arrival.  Team members assisted with removing the subject from the canyon and transportation back to the staging area.

July 16, 2009 SAR staff and members from Hasty, SVU, and WCSAR again responded to the Red Rock Road area to assist with fire evacuations.

July 15, 2009 SAR staff and members from Hasty, SVU, and WCSAR responded to Red Rock Road to assist with fire evacuations for two fires that were sparked by a a trailer with a flat tire on Highway 395.

July 13, 2009 SAR staff and members from Hasty, SVU, and WCSAR responded to both Davis Creek and Tahoe Meadows to search for four overdue mountain bikers.  Upon arrival, one subject came out in the Zephyr Cove area of Lake Tahoe, and a short time later, another appeared at the Tyrolian Village area of Incline Village.  As teams were deploying to search for the last two subjects, they came out at the PLS in Tahoe Meadows.

July 11, 2009 - SAR staff and members from the SVU responded to Pyramid Lake on a report of multiple boats in distress due to a thunderstorm that blew through the area.  Upon arrival, it was determined that the reported boats were recovered, but both M10 and M20 were launched to check west side beach areas for any other boats that might have had trouble.  None were located.

July 11, 2009 SAR staff and members from the SVU began responding to Pyramid Lake on a report of a disabled boat.  Before arrival at the scene, the boat was located and taken under tow by Pyramid Lake Boat 243.

July 10, 2009 SAR staff and members from SVU and WCSAR began responding to the Hidden Valley area to search for a missing Alzheimer's patient.  Before resources arrived, the subject was located.

July 5, 2009 SAR staff and members from Hasty, SVU, and WCSAR responded to Lahontan Reservoir to search for a missing child.  Ground vehicles, including ATV's searched beach areas, while M20 used side scan sonar to search the water area where the child was last seen.  The chld was not located after approximately 8 hours of searching.  About 24 hours after the search was suspended, the subject surfaced and was recovered by Department of Wildlife Officials.

July 3, 2009 SAR staff and members from SVU responded to a report of a boat in distress at the southern area of Pyramid Lake.  Pyramid Lake Rangers reported seeing a light flashing from a boat in the area of Dago Bay.  M10 was launched, along with Boat 243 from Pyramid Lake SAR, and upon locating the boat and sole occupant, discovered that another occupant from the boat tried to swim to shore approximately 2 hours earlier.  The swimmer had a life jacket and fins.  The boat was taken under tow in rough water, while Boat 243 started a search.  Hasty and WCSAR was also paged to respond for a shore search.  The missing individual swam out of the lake at the Popcorn boat launch approximately 3 hours after going into the water.  He was tired, but did not require medical assistance.  The boat was towed back to Pelican Dock.

July 1, 2009 SAR staff and members from Hasty Team, SVU, and WCSAR traveled to the Duck Flat area to assist WCSO detectives in recovering evidence related to a possible crime scene.

June 25, 2009 SAR staff and members from Hasty Team, SVU, and WCSAR responded to E. Lake Blvd. in Washoe Valley to assist with fire evacuations.

June 21, 2009 SAR staff and members from Hasty Team, SVU, and WCSAR responded to an evidence search near Sadlier Way to assist RPD detectives in locating evidence related to a homicide in the area.

June 9, 2009 SAR staff, and members from Hasty Team, SVU, and WCSAR responded to an evidence search in Lemmon Valley to assist WCSO detectives in locating an item of interest from a burglary.  The item was recovered by SAR members.

June 6, 2009 SAR staff, SVU, and WCSAR responded to the area east of Northern Nevada Medical Center to search for a lost subject.  After approximately three hours of searching, the subject walked into one of the containment locations.  The subject did not request medical attention.

June 1, 2009 SAR staff, SVU, and WCSAR responded to the area above Pinehaven Drive to search for a stranded motorist and two passengers.  SAR staff was in contact with the subjects via cell phone, and the location was determined to be in the Dutch Louie Flat area.  SAR members located the individuals and transported them down to staging.  None of the subjects required medical attention.