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...
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...
Recently our team responded to a search in Olympic National Park where a member of Governor Inslee's staff had been missing for several days. We were able to provide both on-site and remote planning and operational support that helped bring this mission to a...
Here is a sample of the missions we deployed on in 2020. During 2020 we experienced a 55% increase in requests for our services. We provided support for 17 missions that spanned 8 Washington counties and all 3 of the Washington State National Parks. Several of these...
From the slopes of Mt. Rainier, to the wilds of the North Cascades National Park, to the pine forests of eastern Washington and the wide-open spaces of southern Washington, our members deployed on 11 SAR missions in 2019. Many of the missions that our members go on...