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FINDING THE LOST

Deputy Eric Schmidt still clearly remembers arriving near Rae Lake in October 2004. Just twenty-four hours after performing a rain-soaked rescue near Hume Lake, Schmidt and the Fresno County Search and Rescue Team were back on the job. This time, four members of the Bargetto Winery family had gone missing in the wilderness. Six inches of snow had already wiped away all signs of trails, and a larger storm was building. “Overnight, another foot of snow had fallen,” Schmidt says, recalling the struggle to find footing in the fresh powder. “The storm was much colder, very wet, and the snow was pilling up.” read more...




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DUAL THREAT – Navigating Valley and Mountain Roads in Winter


Winter travel in the Central Valley can mean a number of things. Because of the Valley’s close proximity to mountains, winter means play in the snow, but it also brings the thick fog that clouds the roads in the Valley. read more...

SCREECHING SAVIOR – Protecting the legacy of Anna and Ruvi through the Early Detection Program


Gosh, it’s a pain to change the battery in the smoke detector. That unmistakable screech of a smoke alarm in need of some TLC just grates on the ears; it’s almost an easier solution just to take out the battery all together and be done with it. After all, what’s the risk? A home fire will never happen to me. read more...

BABY ON BOARD – Fresno Officer’s Roadside Help Delivers the UnexpectedBy Kimberly Sherman


Benjamin Franklin quipped, “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” But nothing could have prepared Officer Amada Galaviz for what she would encounter on Sept. 16, 2009, as she left the station, eager to take on any presenting opportunity. read more...

 

CHILLING REALITY – When Hypothermia is a Risk, Don’t Get Caught Out in the Cold

Setting out for a Central California sightseeing Sunday drive with no particular destination in mind, Jarrod and Jennifer Hanson left their modest new home near the Kings River, entertaining Jennifer’s elderly mother, Carol Taylor, on her first visit to California following the arrival of their first baby, born three months earlier. read more...