Recently, the Arizona Division of Emergency Management announced that the 106 Search and Rescue (SAR) operations in Yavapai County amounted to 22 percent of all reported incidents in the State for fiscal year 2015-2016. Based on this number, the amount of SAR missions in Yavapai County was the highest in the State for this time period.
Sheriff Mascher stated, “We know how busy our YCSO volunteer search and rescue teams have been in recent months and these numbers validate the amount of work our dedicated volunteers have done. The service they provide to those lost, stranded or injured is invaluable and I am extremely grateful to each and every one of them.”
The total estimated volunteer hours for this time period exceeds 5200 and will grow as fiscal year end incident tallies are completed. A side benefit to the work of these incredible volunteers is the thousands of dollars in savings to taxpayers.