Dedicated to Pete Schoerner
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The Mono County Sheriff Search and Rescue Team originated in June Lake in 1966, and was called the June Lake Mountain Rescue Team.
The Mammoth Lakes Search and Rescue Team originated in Mammoth Lakes in 1978.
The two teams cooperated in training, searches and rescues until October 1985 when then Sheriff Lloyd Wilson stipulated the June Lake Search and rescue Team as "the officially recognized search and rescue team in Mono County." Copy of letter. Most members of the Mammoth lakes SAR Team joined the June Lake SAR Team.
The name of the team was changed in 1994 to reflect the fact that we are the official search and rescue team for all of Mono County.
When needed, the team is called out by the Sheriff's Search And Rescue Coordinator.
All of our members are volunteers, and work without compensation of any kind, other than the great rewards from having helped to save a life.
Some contribute hundreds of hours per year and drive as much as 2,000 miles to attend training and team meetings.
Our team operations leaders develop plans to accomplish each mission, and assign team members to specific tasks.
The Sheriff's department assists by providing support services such as dispatch and initial callout, investigation during searches, and acquiring outside resources such as helicopters and meals.
1966 - 2016
We started construction of our new building in 2011 and moved in in 2013.
Check out Building Construction Pictures
Check out Moving In Day Pictures
Check out SAR Building Dedication
Check the Join Our Team and Information For New Candidates pages for information about joining the team.
Check the Financial Support page for information about making donations to help the team acquire and maintain equipment.
Descriptions of recent Field Operations can be found on the Operations page. Older Operations will be found on the Highlights Pages for each year. The following articles describe some of our activities: