Welcome to the North Orange County East Los Angeles Search and Rescue and Trail Patrol Website.  We are a Non-profit organization dedicated to providing SAR services and trail patrol services to our local Land Management and Law Enforcement Agencies.

What We Do

NOCELA SAR offers Search and Rescue support services by providing personnel who are trained to assist the controlling agencies in operations.  With knowledge of the local trail systems as well as basic medical training to all of our members, we can provide support and care for victims until extraction can occur. 

If you are in need of our services, please contact us by following the link on the contacts page.  We operate under the National Mountain Bike Patrol, part of the International Mountain Bicycling Association.

  The NATIONAL MOUNTAIN BIKE PATROL is an organization dedicated to educating and informing both the public and other Mountain Bikers of rules, common courtesy and safety.  Patrollers inform, assist and educate mountain bikers and other trail users. The fundamental goal of bike patrols is to ensure trail access for mountain bikers, and the general public and ensuring that everyone’s visit is safe and enjoyable.  NOCELA is the North Orange County East Los Angeles Chapter.  We are a patrol operating in Orange and Los Angeles Counties.  Our goal is to ensure the continuing use of trails to all persons.

We offer patrol services to Land Management Agencies, free of charge, as a volunteer service.  Our patrols include 1 or more trained patrol members, mounted on a bicycle, who is authorized to perform emergency medical procedures such as CPR, and basic medical procedures such as securing a victim after a heat stroke.  We patrol the jurisdiction on a regular basis based on needs and availability.  We protect the environment by informing other trail users on proper trail etiquette for both mounted, and non mounted users.  We also enforce rules by educating the public to their presence and reporting serious offenses or non-compliances to law enforcement. 

As a basic patrol solution, our team is equipped with medical trauma bags, basic first aid supplies, radio communications equipment, with repeater based on availability, and bicycle equipped with flashing hazard lights as well as traffic control equipment.  The Patrol offers land managers the piece of mind, that even when resources are spread thin, the patrol will stand by them to assist in any ways possible.  This includes events like floods, storms, fires, and anything else nature can throw at us.  The patrol will be able to assist in emergency situations. 

We also offer event volunteer services for non-profit events, donations are encouraged to support the Patrol however not required.  We offer units mounted and in vehicles to assist with operations, transportation, and medical services for events like races, hikes, horseback rides, and education programs.  If you are interested in utilizing our unit for your needs contact us via the link to the left titled Contact.