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 Midical 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.

May 31, 2009 SAR staff and Hasty Team Man Trackers responded to the Shop and Go Market on S. Virginia St. to assist Patrol Deputies in searching for a female subject who had been involved in an altercation and was hemorraging severely.  The female subject was located and taken to Renown Medical Center for treatment.

May 29, 2009 SAR staff and members from WCSAR and SVU responded to the area of Kiowa Pond in Horizon Hills to assist Patrol Deputies in searching for a suicidal subject.   The female subject was located and flown to Renown Medical Center for treatment.

May 20, 2009 SAR staff and members from WCSAR with ELT equipment responded to the area of Rock Blvd and Mill St. on a report of an activated ELT. After an extensive search and several passes by satellite, the ELT showed to be unfounded.

May 15, 2009 SAR staff and members from WCSAR, SVU, Hasty Team and WOOF responded to the Curnow Canyon area of Whiskey Springs to assist WCSO Patrol on a suspicious/Abandoned vehicle call. The vehicle had been parked in a remote area for approximately 2 weeks. The vehicle showed to be owned by an elderly couple and all attempts to contact them or family members met with negative results.  The area was checked, but no one was located. The elderly couple was located safe and sound with relatives on 05-16-09.

May 14, 2009 SAR staff, along with Hasty Team Man Trackers and K9 Handlers, responded to Pyramid Lake to assist Pyramid Lake Tribal Police in searching for a distraught female subject and her 2-year old daughter. The female subject and her daughter were located safe and sound.

May 13, 2009 SAR staff and members from WCSAR, SVU and Hasty Team again responded to Old 395 at Bellevue to conduct an additional evidence search at the request of WCSO Detectives.

May 10, 2009 SAR staff and members from WCSAR, SVU and Hasty Team responded to Old 395 and Bellevue to conduct an evidence search at the request of WCSO Detectives. Several items of interest were located by SAR members during the search. 

May 06, 2009 SAR staff and members from WCSAR, SVU and Hasty Team responded to Galena Park on a report of a missing female Hiker.  The female hiker was located safe and sound at the top of Whites Creek Trail.

May 02, 2009 SAR staff and members from WCSAR, SVU, and Hasty Team responded to the Soldier Meadows area of Gerlach on a report of an activated PLB "SPOT" device. The GPS coordinates of the Spot device showed that the subject was approximately .7 miles east of Soldier Meadows Road near Wheeler Reservoir. The subject was located safe and sound. The male subject had gotten his vehicle stuck and had activated his SPOT device for help.