Q: What does the LCSSR do?
Volunteers use rakes to search for a weapon that was tossed into Lake Lahontan by a suspected criminal fleeing the scene.
ANSWER: The volunteers of the LCSSAR perform many civic duties, including:
- Search for and Rescue people lost in the Lyon County wild land ares.
- Assist the Lake Lahontan Park Rangers during crowded holiday weekends and for special events where large groups of people are involved.
- Assist the Lyon County Sheriff's Office in locating criminal suspects or escapees.
- Rescue people and animals who have fallen in or become trapped in mines.
- Provide security for other agencies, events or special activities.
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Q: Does the LCSSAR charge a fee to rescue people?
ANSWER: The LCSSAR is composed of volunteers who are professionslly trained to rescue lost people, and becasue they are unpaid volunteers, there are no fees charged for a legitimate search and rescue mission. The LCSSAR does provide security services for qualified special events, like the Reno Air Races or the Fernley 4th of July celebration, for a reaonable fee to raise money for equipment and rescue missions. The LCSSAR will also accept donations from groups or individuals to help offset costs of equipment and mission costs.
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Q: How does someone contact you for a Search And Rescue?
ANSWER: You should contact the Lyon County Sheriff's Office by calling 911 and giving the details to the dispatcher. The Lyon County Sheriff's Office SAR Liaison will contact us and start planning the logistics of the Search And Rescue.
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Q: What types of rescues does LCSSAR make?
ANSWER: The LCSSAR participates in many kinds of rescues, in all types of conditions, like:
- Helicopter air rescue operations (remote areas inaccessable by other means)
- Wilderness medical rescue operations
- Emergency medical rescue operations
- Swift water rescue operations (floods and rivers)
- Open water & boat rescue operations (boating or swimming accidents)
- High mountain rescue operations (winter rescues or skiing accidents)
- Open mine shaft rescue operations (unstable mines or sink holes)
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