Skamania County smashed its previous record for the number of search and rescues in 2025, Sheriff Summer Scheyer said.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Following a dramatic increase in search and rescue missions on the Washington side of the Columbia River Gorge, a local sheriff has proposed charging a fee to those in need of ...

Skamania County Sheriff’s Office reported a 200% increase in search and rescue missions from July 2024 (which saw four rescues) compared to July 2025 (which saw 12 rescues), officials said (Courtesy ...

Skamania County is on pace to set a new record for search and rescues this year. The 67 rescues conducted so far in 2025 already tie the previous record. The costly rescues come as the county’s fiscal ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Brush fires in Skamania County have prompted Level 2 “Be Set” evacuation notices and road closures on Washington State Route 14 early Wednesday afternoon. According to the ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Washington State Route 14 reopened to traffic Thursday morning after brush fires in Skamania County prompted Level 2 “Be Set” evacuation notices and closed the highway early ...

SKAMANIA COUNTY, Wash. — The early part the year tends to be the calmer season for local search and rescue crews, but that has not been the case so far this year in Skamania County, where crews report ...

SKAMANIA COUNTY Wash. (KPTV) - Search and rescue missions in Skamania County were up 400% this May compared to the same period last year, according to the sheriff’s office, with most incidents ...

SKAMANIA COUNTY, Wash. (KPTV) - Search and rescue crews are looking for a man who was last seen on Tuesday in Skamania County. The Skamania County Sheriff’s Office says Jeffery Lunde was last seen on ...

SKAMANIA COUNTY Wash. (KPTV) - Typically this time of year is quiet in terms of search and rescue efforts, but with more than a dozen missions already in the first quarter of 2025, the Skamania County ...

Skamania County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue volunteers respond to a rescue mission in May. Skamania County continues to see a dramatic increase in search and rescue missions, with a 550 percent ...