New York State Forest Rangers have seen a dramatic increase in missions with the advent of the summer hiking season. They recently responded to more than a half-dozen distressed recreationists in the Adirondacks, several of whom were poorly prepared, along with others in scattered other parts of the state. They also fought two wild land fires, one at a logging header. [Read more…] about Rangers Fight Wildfires, Respond to Ill, Injured, Lost Hikers, Paddler
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Nighttime High Peaks Rescue Missions Keep Forest Rangers Busy
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents throughout New York State locating and extracting lost, injured or distressed people and policing state lands.
This report of recent missions carried out by Forest Rangers was prepared by DEC: [Read more…] about Nighttime High Peaks Rescue Missions Keep Forest Rangers Busy
Simultaneous Adirondack High Peaks Winter Rescues Draw 30 Rangers
On Saturday, March 2nd, Forest Rangers were called to two separate rescues in the Johns Brook Valley area of the Adirondack High Peaks in the town of Keene, Essex County.
The two rescues were handled as one incident by Forest Ranger Praczkajlo, who assigned 30 Rangers to respond due to their remote locations and difficult extractions during winter conditions.
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Helicopter Rescues Two Adirondack Hikers Within An Hour
On July 22 at about 4:15 pm, Ray Brook Dispatch received calls for a hiker with a knee injury on Basin Mountain and a hiker with an ankle injury on Mount Colden. New York State Police Aviation was called in to assist with both rescues, which took place in the town Keene, Essex County, NY. [Read more…] about Helicopter Rescues Two Adirondack Hikers Within An Hour