Recent NYS DEC Forest Ranger actions: Towns of Keene and North HudsonEssex CountyTechnical Rope Technician Training: From June 6 to 11, 17 Forest Rangers from across the state attended a 40-hour technical rope technician training. Led by … [Read more...] about Rangers take part in technical rope training
Search and Rescue
Litters on wheels make for easier rescues
Adirondack forest rangers put new rescue gear to good use By Mike De Socio Forest rangers in the Adirondacks are now using a new piece of gear that has made it safer and quicker to transport patients out of the woods. The “wheeled litters,” … [Read more...] about Litters on wheels make for easier rescues
Missing hikers on Clifton, North Hudson, Mt Marcy trails
Recent NYS DEC Forest Ranger actions: Town of CliftonSt. Lawrence CountyWilderness Search: On June 3 at 6:05 p.m., Forest Ranger Morehouse received a call from staff at the Wanakena Ranger School reporting a student lost in the woods. Two Forest … [Read more...] about Missing hikers on Clifton, North Hudson, Mt Marcy trails
Helicopter rescue at Bald Mountain
Recent NYS DEC Forest Ranger actions: Town of New Russia/Giant Mountain Wilderness AreaEssex CountyWilderness Rescue: On May 29 at 11 a.m., Essex County 911 advised DEC's Ray Brook dispatch of a 41-year-old hiker from Port Henry with a possible … [Read more...] about Helicopter rescue at Bald Mountain
Rangers conduct difficult overnight Marcy rescue
Recent NYS DEC Forest Ranger actions: Town of North Elba/KeeneEssex CountyWilderness Rescue: On May 8 at 10:48 a.m., Franklin County 911 transferred a call to DEC's Ray Brook Dispatch reporting an injured hiker on the summit of Mt. Marcy. The … [Read more...] about Rangers conduct difficult overnight Marcy rescue
Searchers find missing man near West Pond
Recent DEC NYS Forest Ranger actions: Town of WebbHerkimer CountyWilderness Search: On April 30 at 10:57 p.m., DEC’s Ray Brook Dispatch received a call from Herkimer County 911 requesting Forest Ranger assistance in locating a 66-year-old man … [Read more...] about Searchers find missing man near West Pond