New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents statewide.
Working with other state agencies, local emergency response organizations and volunteer search and rescue groups, forest rangers locate and extract lost, injured or distressed people.
CROWN POINT, STRANDED VEHICLES
On Feb. 19 at 6 p.m., two forest rangers responded to the scene of two vehicles stuck on the Stony Lonesome Road seasonal snowmobile trail. Rangers provided a courtesy ride to the operator and made arrangements with a tow company to remove the vehicles. On Feb. 20 at 11:30 a.m., a tow company removed the vehicles.
ALTONA, STRANDED VEHICLES
On Feb. 21 at 7:56 p.m., Ray Brook Dispatch received a call about two stranded vehicles on a snowmobile trail off Rock Road. At 10:31 p.m., forest rangers Odell and Russell freed one of the two vehicles. The second posed no threat to snowmobilers. Rangers contacted the local snowmobile club to coordinate the removal of the second vehicle with the its owner.
Be sure to properly prepare and plan before entering the backcountry. Visit DEC’s Hike Smart NY and Adirondack Backcountry websites for more information.
If a person needs a forest ranger, whether it’s for a search and rescue, to report a wildfire or to report illegal activity on state lands and easements, call 833-NYS-RANGERS.
If a person needs urgent assistance, call 911.
To contact a forest ranger for information about a specific location, see every ranger listed by region at on.ny.gov/NYSForestRangerRoster.