Ricky Summers

Commander ~ Ricky Summers

Ricky Summers was born in State College, PA on Oct 03, 1972. I joined the Air Force in Nov 1991; in April 1992 I was stationed here at Mountain Home AFB and retired from the Air Force Jan 2013. I joined Elmore County Search & Rescue in Sept 2008 and have enjoyed all the training and SAR missions to help rescue lost and injured subjects. I was elected ECSAR Commander (SAR 1) January 2013. I am an avid outdoors man while enjoying hunting, fishing, ATV's, UTV's, motorcycling, hiking, snowmobiling, and camping. I enjoy my time with this great organization. The best part of our organization is that all members are volunteers which makes this unit unique. We have a very diverse county with every style of terrain imaginable from desert to rivers and rolling hills to 10,000 ft mountain peaks. We have many different sizes of water reservoirs from ponds to 3 different dams, streams and even the mighty Snake River. If you get lost in Elmore County we will find you.

Kevin Mitchell

Vice Commander ~ Kevin Mitchell

Hello, my name is Kevin Mitchell, SAR 2. I grew up in Upstate New York, where I joined the USAF at 18. I came to Mountain Home in 1996, where I met my wife and started a family. I traveled the world as an AMMO troop and retired in 2015 after 23 years. I'm an avid hunter, trapper, fisherman and outdoors man. I love everything Idaho has to offer and spend at least 80% of my time in the hills, on the water, playing with cows, and just being outdoors. My wife and I became members of ECSAR in February 2019. Since I'm retired, I quickly embraced everything SAR. I jumped in feet first with every search and training possible. I was appointed to SAR 7 in 2019-2020, SAR 6 in 2020-2021, and finally SAR 2 in July 2021. I have all the skills, and the time as SAR 2 to lead ECSAR in the field or at the building! I've showed this in many settings: on the mountain, on the river, at the fundraisers, at the trainings, etc, and I strive to make ECSAR the best it can be!

Melissa Michell

Secretary ~ Melissa Mitchell

Hello, my name is Melissa Mitchell, SAR 3, ECSAR Secretary. I was raised in Des Moines, Washington, just south of Seattle. I came to Mountain Home in Aug 1992, where I was a Supply Technician in the Air Force. I traveled the world and enjoyed every minute of my service. I married my husband in 1997, separated from the AF in 1999, and had our son in 2000. I worked at the base hospital from 2001-2022, and currently I’m full time remote as a DOD civilian. My family are avid outdoors-man's and love everything that Idaho gives. My husband and I joined ECSAR in February 2019. I’ve jumped into every task with 110% effort and help anyone that needs it. I support ECSAR in many tasks and helping our community is essential!!

Zach Schultz

Treasurer ~ Zach Schultz

Zach Schultz was born and raised in Mountain Home where he has loved to explore the great outdoors that Elmore county provides. He has been involved in Boy Scouts since 2007 joining as a tiger scout and now as an adult leader. He enjoys being outdoors hunting, fishing, ATV/UTV rides, climbing, and camping. As soon as he turned 18 he jumped on the opportunity to join Elmore County Search and Rescue in 2020. After high school he went to ISU where he started his degree in Information Technology. After a couple of months he got a job offer to come back to Mountain Home and continue his education online. Getting back into the swing of things with ECSAR when the opportunity came up to apply for the Quartermaster position in 2021, he jumped on it to try to help the team any way he could.

Training Officer ~ Josh Hill

More information will be coming soon!

Team Liaison ~ Desiree Johnson

More information will be coming soon!

QuarterMaster ~ Vacant at this time

SAR Coordinator ~ Lucas Varela

More information will be coming soon!

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