When severe weather moved through the Central Texas region last week, TEXSAR was called upon to help those in need. For 5 straight days our members answered the calls to help their fellow Texans by conducting swiftwater rescues and participating in search and recovery efforts to help bring closure to families that tragically lost loved ones to the floods. Notable Callouts Included: Swiftwater rescue of motorist in Onion Creek flood waters off of I-35 access road. Support Hays County EOC swiftwater rescue efforts. Supports...
On Friday, November 1, 2013 TEXSAR members participated in multi-agency search and recovery effort along a flooded Onion Creek in Southeast Travis County. TEXSAR Members at the Onion Creek Search With crews in the air and on the ground, searchers from TEXSAR, the Travis County Sheriff’s Office, Game Wardens, Travis County Search and Rescue, APD Search and Rescue, and Alamo Area SAR were able to traverse the treacherous flood zone to locate and recover Josefina Rodriguez and her son Jay Rodriguez...
TEXSAR deployed two task forces and incident management team members in Galveston County over Labor Day weekend. TEXSAR worked in conjunction with the Galveston County OEM and Sheriff’s Office, Jamaica Beach Fire, Crystal Beach Fire, Galveston Fire, Galveston Beach Patrol and the US Coast Guard. All work hard to provide high quality public safety services. TEXSAR Team members performed search and rescue missions, fire calls, responded to medical and trauma calls, ran beach patrols/ water rescue resources and worked...
DPS helicopter assisting with search in Elgin On the morning of August 14th, 2013, at the request of the Bastrop County Sheriff, TEXSAR, Travis County Search & Rescue, and the Texas Department of Public Safety aerial resources conducted a search for Mr. Gary Lowry, a 58-year old missing person in Elgin, Texas. At the time TEXSAR was dispatched, Mr. Lowry had been missing for approximately 56 hours. TEXSAR began deployment to aid law enforcement resources already in the area within one...
On the night of August 3rd and 4th, 2013, at the request of the Georgetown Police Department, TEXSAR conducted a search for Mr. James Hill, a 72-year old missing person in Sun City, Texas. At the time TEXSAR was dispatched, Mr. Hill had been missing for approximately four hours. TEXSAR, along with its partners at Travis County Search and Rescue, Texas Department of Public Safety, and clients with the Georgetown Police Department, were able to begin deployment within one hour of...
Basic Man Tracking Class at Camp MabryTEXSAR is proud to announce that twelve of our members recently completed Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced SAR Tracking classes taught by world-renowned tracker and trainer Fernando Moreira of Professional Trackers. These courses, subsidized and scheduled by TEXSAR and TMAR, included close to 40 participants from TEXSAR, Austin Police SAR, Travis County Search & Rescue, and TMAR. The 9 days of training consisted of classroom and field work designed to teach the...
TEXSAR and TMAR working together in Galveston
On May 29 & May 30 TEXSAR participated in a full-scale hurricane response exercise to test and evaluated Galveston County’s emergency response resources. As part of this exercise, TEXSAR’s Search and Rescue Team, along with their partners from the Texas State Guard Maritime Regiment (TMAR), participated in mock search & rescue operations around the county. Among these drills were exercises on Bolivar Peninsula where TEXSAR will be deployed during an actual Hurricane event.
Kemah Triathlon 2013 TEXSAR’s Incident Management Team and Search and Rescue Team – together with Galveston County Office of Emergency Management (OEM), Kemah Police Department and a number of other agencies – successfully provided security for the 2013 Kemah Triathlon. In light of the recent tragedy at the Boston Marathon, Galveston County put a spotlight on public security, and TEXSAR used the opportunity to shine. “This event was an example of the awesome relationship between TEXSAR and the County of Galveston. TEXSAR...
TEXSAR responds to a multitude of incidents. As an all-volunteer organization, we focus on response to missing persons, rescue situations and a lot of other things that fall in between. Based primarily out of the Central Texas area, TEXSAR is a state-wide asset. When a serious incident happens, the clock starts ticking at the moment the missing person, or rescue event occurs, not when first responders arrive to help. By the time TEXSAR is typically requested, time has passed and it...
