Search and Rescue

Recent DEC Forest Ranger actions: Town of MaltaSaratoga CountyWildland Helicopter Bucket Training: On July 27, DEC's Forest Rangers and the Army National Guard Air Assault Battalion out of the Albany Airport conducted specialized wildland … [Read more...] about Rangers fight fires in St. Lawrence County

Recent NYS DEC Forest Ranger actions: Town of North ElbaEssex CountyWilderness Rescue: On July 24 at 12:45 p.m., DEC's Ray Brook Dispatch was contacted about two 19-year-old hikers from Rye, New York, and Louisville, Kentucky, who were … [Read more...] about Second trap dike rescue in a week’s time

Recent DEC Forest Ranger actions: Town of KeeneEssex CountyWilderness Rescue: On July 12 at 10:50 a.m., DEC's Ray Brook Dispatch received a call reporting an injured hiker on Upper Wolfjaw in the Eastern High Peaks. The caller stated he saw a … [Read more...] about Ranger report: Lost, injured and dehydrated hikers

Recent NYS DEC Forest Ranger actions: Hudson RiverIndian LakeHamilton CountyOn Sunday, July 5, two Forest Rangers from Region 5 Zone D, Hamilton County, conducted outreach and education for New York State-licensed rafting guides on the … [Read more...] about Rangers assist lost, injured hikers

Recent DEC Forest Ranger actions: Town of WebbHerkimer CountyWildland Fire: On June 24 at 1:40 p.m., Herkimer County 911 contacted DEC's Ray Brook Dispatch requesting assistance with a backcountry wildfire on Panther Mountain. Four Forest Rangers … [Read more...] about Rangers fight wildfires in Herkimer, St. Lawrence counties