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Welcome to Larimer County Search and Rescue

Our Business is Saving Lives

Millions of people visit the mountains of Larimer County, Colorado each year. A few will become lost, stranded, or injured . . . some will die.

Our objective is to find and rescue these lost or injured people before it is too late. Highly trained women and men respond to emergencies and disasters 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

We are dedicated to saving lives and educating the public on wilderness safety.

Larimer County Search and Rescue, Inc. (LCSAR) incorporated in 1979 in the State of Colorado as a nonprofit, tax-exempt charitable organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

We operate under the authority of the Larimer County Sheriff. By Colorado State statute, the County Sheriff is responsible for search and rescue (SAR). As a separate corporation, Larimer County Search and Rescue, Inc. has a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Larimer County Sheriff to provide search and rescue services to the county. We will also provide SAR resources to out of county and out of state agencies when requested through the Larimer County Sheriff's Office Emergency Services Department.

We do not charge the Sheriff or the subjects of SAR missions for our services.

LCSAR does not receive funding from any tax base or mil levy at the Federal, State, County or City level.

For funding we rely on donations from individuals, grants, foundations, businesses, corporations, and fundraising events. Our team members also pay membership dues to be a member of the team.

The Larimer County Sheriff's Office (LCSO) supports us by providing some funding, and the use of office, training room, and vehicle and equipment storage space at the Emergency Services Center facility.

Our members donate their time, money, energy, and personal equipment in order to train, search, rescue, and educate the public on outdoor safety. None of our members get paid for any of the search and rescue work that they do.

We are also members of the Mountain Rescue Association (MRA), the Colorado Search and Rescue Board (CSRB), and the National Association for Search and Rescue (NASAR).

The Mountain Rescue Association (MRA) www.mra.org is a national accrediting organization for search and rescue teams. Each team has to demonstrate their competence in all aspects of mountain search and rescue, including avalanche rescue, technical rescue, search techniques, leadership and communication skills. Larimer County Search and Rescue is a member of the Mountain Rescue Association and is part of the MRA Rocky Mountain Region www.rockymra.org

The Colorado Search and Rescue Board (CSRB) www.coloradosarboard.org is an organization composed of many rescue units of differing disciplines throughout the State of Colorado.

The National Association for Search and Rescue (NASAR) www.nasar.org is an organization which serves as a forum within which search and rescue teams exchange ideas on a national level.

Larimer County Search and Rescue is an unpaid professional search and rescue organization:

• that does not create or enforce laws, rules or regulations
• that does not charge for search and rescue services
• that receives no monetary funding from the government
• that relies solely on grants, donations and corporate support
• whose members do not receive monetary compensation
• whose members are not reimbursed for food, fuel or other expenses
• whose members provide their own equipment
• whose members teach mountain safety classes to the general public
• whose members sacrifice their time, energy, and money to help someone who is lost, stranded, or injured

In a typical year LCSAR will touch over 4,000 people with our quick response to searches and rescues as well as our wilderness education programs.

If you wish to help, come and join Larimer County Search and Rescue or make a donation to provide financial support.

We take pride on being there when it counts so

that others may live.

LCSAR in the News

Greeley Tribune
www.greeleytrib.com
Greeley, Colorado

Adventure by Dan England, November 22, 2007

Rock solid: Loveland man continues to anchor Larimer County Search and Rescue despite a near-fatal helicopter crash ...

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Greeley Tribune Adventure - Mark Sheets

KCOL Radio Broadcast with Don Davis (8/1/2005)

Mornings with Keith and Gail

KCOL Radio
Fort Collins, Colorado
www.600kcol.com

KCOL Radio interview referencing the search for the missing RMNP Ranger and what people should do when they are lost and what they should put in a survival kit.

K99 Radio Broadcast with Mike Fink (June, 2004)

K99 Radio
Windsor, Colorado
k99.com

Radio Interview discussing Larimer County Search and Rescue and what we do for the community. Tips on what to do when you are lost are also discussed.

Search team logs 25 years, 500,000 hours of work
Fort Collins Coloradoan, Colorado (11/28/04)