On August 20, 2022 Ian Cox went on a solo trek through the North Cascades and didn’t return. WASSPU members were on site at North Cascades National Park, alongside the rangers and several other search teams, as the search proceeded for several days. As...
Thank you to a grant from the Tulalip Tribes Charitable Contributions Fund we are getting a Starlink Internet Device. This will be incredibly helpful to us as we frequently operate in areas without cell service. With Starlink we will be able to connect our laptops to...
On September 17, 2022 WASSPU Members Guy Mansfield and Lauren Heitmann were recognized by the Kittitas County Sheriff's Office for their work on the Devil's Slide Mission in November, 2021. This mission was very large in scope and lasted 12 days. Lauren and Guy were...
In 2021, the Washington State SAR Planning Unit supported 18 missions located in 8 different Washington counties and in all three Washington national Parks. 83% of these missions were in wilderness areas, and several of the mission spanned a large number of days. Over...
As of November 9, 2021 search crews from around the state have been searching for Seattle Deputy Fire Chief Jay Schreckengost who has been missing for more than a week in the wilderness of Eastern Washington. Searchers are being briefed on assignments before heading...
Member Guy Mansfield and co-author Suzanne Elshult have a new book coming out! Search for the Dead: True Tales of a K9 Search and Rescue Team will be published in 2022. They also recently won 1st Place in a Pacific Northwest Writers Association contest....