Albuquerque Mountain Rescue Council Search and Rescue Team

05/17/2026

Congratulation to our newest operational members! Our 2026 new members have successfully completed their mock mission and skills test and are now fully ready to field with Albuquerque Mountain Rescue. Congratulations 2026 and keep those bags packed!

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04/30/2026

04/30/2026

Excellent weekend of search and rescue continuing education at ESCAPE 2026 presented by the New Mexico Search and Rescue Council.

04/28/2026

Strong work Monday night/ Tuesday morning from Albuquerque Mountain Rescue, , Jemez Volunteer Fire Department and Los Alamos Auxiliary Fire Brigade in extracting a hiker who suffered a 100-ft fall in the Jemez Mountains. After teams scrambled through steep, unstable mountain terrain to the cliff bottom, a Sandoval County sheriff's department helicopter hovered to light the scene during patient treatment. Due to the terrain and severity of injuries, was requested. A smooth hoist was conducted, and teams were out of the field by 5 a.m. A strong unified command of New Mexico rescuers resulted in a good patient outcome that could have very easily gone another way.

Also, thank you to Los Ojos Saloon for the breakfast burritos!

04/05/2026

03/25/2026

: Great work up in the Jemez last night extracting a subject with an injured leg. NM Search and Rescue worked in a unified command with Sandoval County Fire Rescue. Thanks to all who participated: Albuquerque Mountain Rescue Council, Atalaya SAR, Cibola SAR, Los Alamos Auxiliary Fire Brigade with Sandoval County Fire Rescue, Rio Grande Heavy Technical Rescue and La Cueva Fire.

03/25/2026

New Mexico Search and Rescue Council: Great work up in the Jemez last night extracting a subject with an injured leg. NM Search and Rescue worked in a unified command with Sandoval County Fire Rescue. Thanks to all who participated: Albuquerque Mountain Rescue Council, Atalaya SAR, Cibola SAR, Los Alamos Auxiliary Fire Brigade with Sandoval County Fire Rescue, Rio Grande Heavy Technical Rescue and La Cueva Fire.

03/20/2026

Sandia Crest "Switchback" Project

In an effort to protect health and human safety and reduce critical infrastructure at risk to catastrophic wildfire, the Cibola National Forest is planning to implement the Sandia Crest “Switchback” Hazard Tree and Fuels Reduction Project beginning in spring 2026.

Visitor Access During "Switchback"

Project Closure Treatment of up to 140 acres of National Forest Lands means that closures will need to be in place for part of the project period to ensure visitor safety. The use of heavy machinery and log trucks to remove accumulated fuels will require partial closures of New Mexico Highway 536 which will have impacts to visitor access. Much loved trails and recreation destinations will be impacted, but visitors have an opportunity to explore alternative destinations on the Cibola National Forest until project work can be completed.

Visitors should anticipate closures to the highway and trails that lead towards the treatment area and plan alternative destinations accordingly.

03/20/2026

Documentary at Albuquerque Sunport honors TWA Flight 260 crash victims and rescue crews

Documentary “A Beautiful Place” revisits the 1955 Sandia crash, explores loss and healing, and supports local mountain rescuers.

12/02/2025

Albuquerque Mountain Rescue is beginning the process for the 2026 Operational Core Curriculum class.

You must attend one of the info sessions below to receive the application info. There are three total and the last also has a virtual option as well. We have one coming up quite soon and then two that are fairly close to the application deadline.  If you cannot make any of these sessions we can discuss alternatives ahead of time, there will be no additional make up sessions. 

Dec 10 (Wed), 7:15pm in the Stone Age Midtown party room (same location as AMRC monthly meetings), 

Jan 8 (Thurs), 7:15pm in the Stone Age Midtown party room (same location as AMRC monthly meetings), 

Jan 13 (Tues), 

7:15pm in the Stone Age Midtown party room (same location as AMRC monthly meetings), 

Video call link: https://meet.google.com/roz-bozb-tca
Or dial: +1 803-621-0232 PIN: 830819308

Applications will be due Jan 23rd and selectees will be announced Feb 6/7.  

A complete set of course dates and times will be available by the first info session.  Attendance is expected, only a few may be missed and the final test out weekend is mandatory.