Altadena Mountain Rescue Team

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Altadena Mountain Rescue Team

Our goal is to save lives through mountain rescue & education. Based at the Altadena Sheriff's station (LASD), we operate 24/7/365. Support AMRT today

The Altadena Mountain Rescue Team, a 501c3 non-profit organization, is staffed by volunteer reserve Los Angeles County Sheriff deputies. The goal of the organization is to save lives through mountain rescue and safety education. Headquartered at the Altadena Sheriffs Station, near the San Gabriel Mountains, the team is operational 24 hours each day, 365 days every year. AMRT is one of eight teams in Los Angeles County which, together, are staffed by 120 trained members.

05/02/2026

Good news,
The Angeles National Forest has installed an automated Day Pass dispenser at the intersection of Angeles Crest Hwy. and Angeles Forest Hwy.
Make sure to bring your plastic, it doesn’t accept cash.

04/18/2026

AMRT wishes a Happy Birthday!

On July 7 2023, after a week of searching, using CalTopo to manage the entire operation, we posted a CalTooo map of a missing person’s route. Two ultra runners had run that route, and called in information to the team that led us to the discovery of his body.

Like all search and rescue teams, we have used CalTopo on every operation- from sending “here’s my location” text messages to victims, to tracking the flights of our UAS’s and tracks of our rescuers in the field in real time, to helping managing evacuations in Urban areas.

It’s an incredibly powerful tool and we could not imagine search and rescue without it today.

03/28/2026

03/27/26: Members of the Altadena Mountain Rescue Team were at the junction of Fern Truck trail and the Gabrielino trail to answer questions and meet all the great hikers!

We even had a Mtn. Biker arrive with a few minor injuries after experiencing an unplanned meeting with the ground. The Mtn. Biker was patched up and was able to ride off just fine.

Thank you to all the hikers who took the time to stop and ask great questions and get directions to the Brown Mtn. Dam.

03/27/2026

With the recent hot weather our slithering friends are out and about.

**Take heed, most snake bites occurred when people were getting too close to a snake they were aware of ! 🐍

Learn from others mistakes and keep away!

Enjoy the trails and don’t forget your
“10 Essentials”

03/23/2026

03/22/26; AMRT located an injured mtn. biker at the Fern Truck trail and El Prieto Trail junction. Air Rescue 5 inserted a medic by hoist. After an evaluation the patient was loaded and transported to LA County Fires, Camp 2 and transferred to a waiting ground ambulance.

03/22/2026

03/21/26: Your Altadena Mountain Rescue Team successfully passed its annual Technical Rock certification. The Team has been training hard for the last year and it paid off!

With today’s qualification, AMRT is able to maintain its National Mountain Rescue Association (MRA) accreditation.

03/15/2026

Today our UAS team was requested by to help find a missing person. When there are miles of rugged terrain and copious canyon drainages to search, advanced technology like this helps increase our chances of success.

03/12/2026

Today participated in a Rapid Extraction Module Support (REMS) Drill hosted by

03/02/2026

Training day at AMRT 🚁📡

Today our UAS team tested a new Bluetooth/Wi‑Fi detection tool mounted on our drone. In simple terms: this device detects signals from everyday electronics like smartwatches, earbuds, fitness trackers, and other Bluetooth gadgets a missing person might be carrying.

By flying grids over an area, the system builds a map of where those signals are strongest. That can help point our ground teams toward a person faster—especially in rough terrain, poor visibility, or at night when it’s hard to spot someone with cameras alone.

This was a controlled demo at our headquarters, but the goal is real: shave precious minutes off our search times and give missing people a better chance of coming home.

BluetoothSearch AMRT

02/10/2026

Earlier this evening, Altadena Mountain Rescue responded to a call for 2 missing hikers in the vicinity of Willa’s Peak. They were quickly located and transported back to civilization. The trail network above Altadena can be confusing- folks are advised to come prepared.

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780 E Altadena Drive
Altadena, CA
91001

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