Mounted Search and Rescue: Unit Websites Worldwide

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Do you want to join us? Locate an MSAR unit near you. These are primarily volunteer units, listed according to the states and counties where they are based. If called through the proper agency having jurisdiction, most units are able to report for SAR missions outside their county or state.

There are many more MSAR units than the ones listed here; this is a list of MSAR units that (a) have a web presence of some form, (b) have been found on the web, and (c) include volunteers. Thus, many MSAR units with no web presence (yet) are omitted, as are the majority of mounted police units, military units, and other organizations that do not include volunteers. (NOTE! The MSAR units listed here are believed to be legitimate, but this list is in no way official.)

Do you want to list your unit here? Send MSAR Maintainer your unit's name, website, and applicable location (eg, state and county).

Do you need more information? See MSAR Home for other links.

Canada

Le cheval est utilisé par des unités de recherche et de sauvetage aux victimes au Canada.

Alberta

British Columbia

Manitoba

Nova Scotia

Ontario

Saskatchewan

United States of America

Washington (State)

Search and Rescue Volunteer Advisory Council (SARVAC) is an association of volunteer SAR responders and Washington Search and Rescue Resources maintains a SAR units directory.

Oregon

Oregon Emergency Management Search and Rescue Program includes contact information (PDF) for each County SAR Coordinator

California

Idaho

Nevada

Utah

Arizona

Montana

Wyoming

Colorado

New Mexico

Kansas

Oklahoma

Texas

North Dakota

South Dakota

Nebraska

Minnesota

County sheriffs are responsible for search and rescue within each county.
Search, Rescue, and Recovery Resources of Minnesota is an umbrella association of volunteer SAR teams, and Minnesota Sheriff's Mounted Posse Association is an umbrella association of mounted posse groups (not all of which include SAR in their mission). In February 2010 the Minnesota Sheriff's Mounted Posse Association made a list of all mounted posse groups in Minnesota (Association members and others) known to the Association to include SAR in their mission; that list is incorporated here.

Iowa

Wisconsin

Michigan

Illinois

Ohio

In Ohio agencies having jurisdiction for SAR include county sheriff's offices and the Ohio Emergency Management Agency. For incidents that require resources beyond the scope of local and state agencies, the designated primary agency is Ohio Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Ohio SAR volunteers have an e-mail discussion group, SAR-OHIO: join on the web here or by sending an e-mail to SAR-OHIO-subscribe@yahoogroups.com. Mounted patrol (not SAR) training opportunities in Ohio include the Ohio Peace Officers Training Academy, the Cleveland Metro Parks Mounted Training School, and the Buckeye State Mounted Training School. The Buckeye State Sheriffs' Association provides some form of mounted training (mounted patrol?).

Indiana

Kentucky

SAR in Kentucky is supported through the Kentucky Division of Emergency Management (KyEM),
Search and Rescue Program. Support includes workers compensation, forms for documenting SAR activities, free training, and grants. As of February 2010, numerous SAR units and rescue squads have received together over $110,000 in development grants from KyEM. Some SAR units are members of Kentucky Association of Independent Rescue Squads (KAIRS). In September 2009 KyEM issued a map (PDF) grouping all Kentucky counties into 11 regions, each region with its own Emergency Management Coordination Center and Regional Response Office. Contact lists for these 11 regional offices and all county emergency management offices are here.

Tennessee

E-mail discussion group SAR-TN.

Arkansas

Missouri

Alabama

Louisiana

New York

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is the agency having jurisdiction for wilderness SAR. Within DEC, fulltime paid professional Forest Rangers are responsible for search and rescue. Forest Rangers collaborate with other state and local agencies and numerous unpaid volunteer search and rescue teams. To enable fast deployment of many of these volunteer teams, New York State Federation of Search and Rescue publishes an online resource directory and provides a 24-7 callout service for its member teams. There are 9 DEC Regions.
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  • New Jersey

    Maine

    The major agency having jurisdiction for SAR in Maine is the Warden Service. National parks and local agencies have separate jurisdiction. The Warden Service is responsible for coordination and implementation of search and rescue operations on lands under the jurisdiction of the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, as specified formerly under Maine Statues Title 12, section 7035 (repealed), now under Maine Statues Title 12, section 10105. Independent of the Warden Service, Maine Association for Search and Rescue (MASAR) maintains a list of volunteer SAR teams in Maine, and has published standards including Mounted Team Certification Standard (PDF) and Mounted Team Recommended Equipment List (PDF). Maine Statutes most directly concerning SAR:

    New Hampshire

    Vermont

    Massachusetts

    Connecticut

    Pennsylvania

    Maryland

    West Virginia

    Virginia

    North Carolina

    South Carolina

    Georgia

    In Georgia SAR is not formally organized but
    Georgia Emergency Management Agency (GEMA) is emerging as an major agency having jurisdiction. GEMA offers a range of field delivered training including Rescue Specialist, a 14-hour course that covers unit organization, search and rescue techniques (ground and water), map and compass reading, and basic rope tying and knots (check schedule). Georgia Department of Natural Resources also has a SAR program. Official documents concerning SAR include House Bill 1311 (1999) and Senate Bill 305 (2007).

    Florida

    Germany

    Eine Sanitätsreiterstaffel ist eine mobile Sanitätseinheit zu Pferde. Sie besteht aus einem Sicherungsreiter und zwei Sanitätsreitern. Durch die Geländegängigkeit der Sanitätspferde kann ein Sanitäter mit Ausrüstung auch in Wald und Feld und über längere Feldstrecken sehr schnell zum Notfallort transportiert werden.

    Iceland

    Australia


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    29 April 2002, updated 15 February 2010

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