My Search And Rescue Articles, Blogs And Websites

In this article, I explain what SAR involves, the different types of Search & Rescue teams, and the skills one needs to participate, particularly in Wilderness SAR. Also included are rescue videos, some of my favorite SAR books, and links to interesting Search & Rescue news stories.

If you think you might be interested in becoming a Search & Rescue volunteer, this page is the place to start.....


Becoming a Search and Rescue Volunteer

Are you intrigued by stories about wilderness rescues and searches for missing hikers or mountain climbers? If so, perhaps becoming a Search and Rescue -- often...

This is an overview of the equipment I'm using for rock rescue, including my seat harness and chest harness, helmet, rappel device, belaying gloves and more, and where you can find these items.


Technical Rescue Equipment: The Gear I'm Using

Two years ago, I began training for our Search & Rescue team's technical rescue group in a series of class and field sessions collectively known as the...

Find out which missions had happy endings and which, unfortunately, did not. And then there are some that have had no endings at all. I've also got posts about training and other SAR news.

On this page, you can peruse snippets about each blog entry and decide what to read more about.


My Search And Rescue Stories Blog

In September, 2007, I began the month-long Basic Academy for the Coconino County, Arizona, Sheriff's Search and Rescue Team. In October, I completed the...

Here's a directory of search and rescue blogs I've found and recommend....


Search and Rescue Blogs

Are you a Search and Rescue professional -- either volunteer or paid -- or are you simply interested in reading about searches, rescues, and other SAR topic...

I enjoy chatting with my own teammates as well as SAR volunteers and professionals from around the world. And that I can do on various social websites, including Twitter. In this lens, I put together a directory of Search & Rescue personnel I've found on Twitter, including brief bios and their latest "tweets."

If you're involved with SAR and are on Twitter but not on my list, be sure to let me know in the Guestbook.


Search & Rescue On Twitter: Follow These Good Folks

Are you involved with SAR yourself? Or just interested in following people who are? I'm putting together a list of Search & Rescue professionals...

All volunteers on our team -- and all other SAR teams that I'm aware of -- are required to carry what's known as a 24-hour pack on missions. That is, it's a backpack full of enough gear, clothing, food and water to be self-sufficient for 24 hours in the field. So I took the things that I carry and turned some of that gear into a package that can be purchased as a kit, or you might pick and choose from individual items. Or simply use it as a guide for putting together a 24-hour pack of your own, including all of the 10 essentials.

This is a lens explaining what's in the SARpack with links to each item.


SARpack: Search & Rescue Gear

When I began training to be a Search and Rescue volunteer, one of the required classes focused on personal safety and gear. Being a well-seasoned hiker and long-distance...

On SARStories.com, you'll also find Search & Rescue team directories for the U.S. and abroad, SAR articles, recommended reading and more.

The nice thing about this resource is that it doesn't cost a thing, and I can listen to the scanner of my choice while doing other online work.


Listen To Live Radio Communications Online

Being the addicted -- or maybe I should say enthusiastic -- Search and Rescue volunteer that I am, I like to listen to our county's SAR frequencies to find out...

SAR City: A Search And Rescue Conference in Barstow, California

In October, 2009, I attended my first three-day SARCity Conference in Barstow, California. SARCity is organized and run by the Barstow Desert Rescue Squad in...

While I was in Nepal, an American girl went missing while trekking in the Himalayas. Read about that story and others in....


Hikers From The United States Missing in Foreign Countries

While I was in Nepal during the summer of 2010, an American trekker went missing in the Himalayas. Since I'm involved with Search and Rescue here in the States...

See real-life footage from Search and Rescue missions, SAR member and victim interviews, and training exercises in....


Search and Rescue Videos

Watch actual video footage from Search and Rescue missions, interviews with SAR members and those they've helped, and see teams train for whatever may come...

 
Search and Rescue T-Shirts

Are you a search and rescue volunteer or know someone involved with SAR? Have you or a friend or family member ever been assisted by Search and Rescue?....