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Search & Rescue Training at Skyline Park in Napa This Weekend

Napa, Solano, and Lake counties are hosting. So don't be alarmed if you see abundance of search dogs or helicopters.

Announcement from the Napa County Sheriff’s Office:

The California Office of Emergency Services is holding its annual Search and Rescue Exercise (SAREX) at Skyline Wilderness Park, in Napa, this weekend, beginning today -- Friday -- and running through Sunday.

There will be an estimated 350 volunteer Search and Rescue professionals in attendance.

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This year’s event is co-hosted by the Napa, Solano, and Lake County Sheriff’s Offices Search and Rescue teams and will play host to over a dozen different volunteer SAR organizations.

We would like to recognize the Skyline Wilderness Park Board of Directors for graciously donating the use of parts their facilities for this large scale rescue training, in recognition of the assistance these volunteers provide throughout the years to citizens who use the park’s many trails.

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Search dogs, rescue helicopters, and ATVs will be a common sight at the park this weekend.

SAR volunteers from Solano, Napa, and Lake Counties have worked hard in advance to minimize any impacts this event may have to the surrounding neighborhood.

If anyone is interested in becoming a SAR volunteer for the Napa County Sheriff’s Office you can go to napasar.org for more information or contact the Sheriff’s Office SAR Coordinator Deputy Bryan Sardoch at (707) 786-3056.

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