Malibu CA:  2011 was a record year for Malibu SAR.  Malibu SAR responded to 128 calls for service.  This consitutes not only a record for Malibu SAR but is also an all time record for any Los Angeles County search and rescue in the history of such teams.  Malibu SAR is proud to have set this record of service to Los An...

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Malibu CA:  LACO Fire personnel requested the assistance of the Malibu Search and Rescue Team to respond to Malibu Creek State Park Sunday regarding an injured hiker, reported to be near the Rock Pool area back in the gorge.  The teenage hiker was reported to have an injured ankle.  Malibu SAR personnel responded, hiked int...

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Malibu CA:  3 young adults were trapped in their BMW after plunging 75 feet off of Pacific Coast Hwy near Puerco Canyon in Malibu.  The vehicle exited the highway on the "land side" and ended up resting in deep brush and trees.  Malibu SAR and LACO Fire personnel responded and performed a impressive joint operation, evacuating e...

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Malibu CA:  A vehicle that went over the side of Piuma Road today sparked a brush fire.  The sole occupant perished in the accident.  The fire was extinguished shortly after the accident occurred.

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 Malibu CA:  In one of the strangest rescues Malibu SAR has experienced, a 15 year old suffering from seizures needed to be lowered from a treehouse at the bottom of a canyon and then evacuated to the roadside to an awaiting ambulance.  Malibu SAR and LACO Fire personnel responded to a call for assistance of a female j...

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  Malibu CA:  Malibu SAR and LACO Fire Department Battalion 5 personnel are set to conduct multiple joint car-over-the-side drills on October 16th and 30th on Kanan Road near the Newton Canyon/Backbone trailhead in Malibu.  The trainings will run all day commencing at 9:30 a.m. The purpose of the joint drills is to insure ...

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Malibu CA:  Malibu SAR and LACO Fire personnel responded to a report of an injured 20-year old male climber in Malibu Creek State Park on Saturday.  Upon arrival, rescue personnel determined that the injured climber was on the opposite side of the "Rock Pool".  Malibu SAR deployed the team's inflatable boat and deployed it acros...

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Malibu CA:  Malibu SAR and LACO Fire personnel trained for vehicle over the side operations Sunday morning after completing an actual early morning car over the side rescue.  During the lunch break, while awaiting fresh fire personnel for the afternoon drill module, Malibu SAR received a call for a motorcycle over the side rescue on ...

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Malibu CA:  In the early morning hours Sunday, a 20 year old woman called 911 stating that she had just exited the 101 Freeway and was driving Southbound on Las Virgenes/Malibu Canyon when she suddenly careened over the side of Malibu canyon, a couple of miles North of Pacific Coast Highway.  The caller didn't know her exact location...

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Malibu CA:  Two USC students who are experienced climbers found themselves stuck in the Rock Pool/Gorge area of Malibu Creek State Park as darkness fell Saturday evening.  Malibu SAR and LACO Fire personnel were dispatched to retrieve the uninjured climbers.  On scene, a rescue helicopter stood by as a four person team of M...

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