Sedona Fire District and Coconino County Search and Rescue and Guardian Medical join with AZ DPS and Highlands Fire for a dramatic helicopter short haul rescue of severely injured Oak Creek climber. Sedona AZ (November 13, 2018) – On November 10, 2018 at approximately 2:45 in the afternoon, the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call about a climbing accident at Oak Creek Vista,... 

Sedona Rope Rescue team in action Sedona AZ (June 26, 2015) – At noontime on June 25, 2015, the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office Deputies and Coconino County Search and Rescue personnel were called to the scene of a rappelling accident in the Sycamore Falls area of Flagstaff, Arizona. According to the caller, a 56-year-old man had been struck by a falling rock and was at the bottom of the canyon. Due... 

Peregrine Falcon in flight, California Prescott AZ (July 16, 2013) — Effective Tuesday, July 16, 2013, climbing and other activities on the cliff face of Thumb Butte will once again be open to the public after closing on February 1, 2013. Community Forest Trust monitoring volunteers identified peregrine falcons nesting sites at both Thumb Butte and Granite Mountain this season. The final results...