“However when snow or ice is on the mountain winter mountaineering skills and equipment are necessary for safe travel.” Even though the southern Sierra Nevada reported a below average snowpack ...

Mass car rescue on Mount Hotham as farmers welcome the rain By Alexander Darling , Benjamin Preiss and Cassandra Morgan Updated June 9, 2025 — 6.18pm first published at 9.27am ...

EL DORADO COUNTY, Calif. – This May, the El Dorado County’s Tahoe Search and Rescue team was awarded a $10,000 grant from Rocky Talkie, a company that creates backcountry specialized radio ...

As dark, ominous clouds drifted over Quandary Peak early Wednesday afternoon, Denver residents Justin Burt, Wilder Ripley and ...

Leaders of the search for Leo Dufour say DEC's intentional destruction of old Adirondack logging roads eliminated options to ...

Forest rangers say wilderness restoration policies hampered abilities to search for missing Canadian hiker Leo DuFour, who died on Allen Mountain ...

A rescue mission is under way for two hikers after crews conducted a mass operation to free people trapped in their cars on Mount Hotham. A wintry blast at the weekend brought heavy snow to ...

Begin the rescue work so search and rescue can do their jobs right away. Carry safety equipment (shovel, probe, radio) in your backpack. It does no good to strap them to your snowmobile if an ...

Three months ago, a side-by-side carrying five men from a remote job site punched through the ice, leaving two missing. One ...

Council members approved the first reading of an ordinance to ban unpermitted camping on public and private property. If ...

The early staffing is not only helping to stop wildfires but also to prevent them. This year, CAL FIRE Butte Unit has conducted more vegetation management projects throughout the area.