Search and Rescue- How to get involved?

pfredricks · Joined: 10 Apr 2003 Posts: 347 Location: Peoria, AZ

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050621/ap_on_re_us/missing_scout

Another good end to a story!

I was wondering. Does anyone know how to get involved in Search and Rescue activities on a volunteer basis? Especially interesting would be lost hikers, etc ...stuff that needs to be done on foot. Any ideas?
Any help would be appreciated
Thanks!

-Pete
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"I am just going outside and may be some time."- Explorer Oates' last words before crawling out of his tent in -40 C temps. Sacrificed himself so as not to hold back his 1912 South Pole expedition teamates.

Hnak · Joined: 06 Jan 2003 Posts: 1766 Location: Prescott, AZ

Contact the local sherrifs department. Here in Yavapai County, the search and rescue teams were operated under the direction of the sherrifs department. We had a quite a few different groups, horse, dog, 4x4, jeep, etc. I was in the Backcountry Unit, which sounds like what you would enjoy. I know that Maricopa County had a similar unit, but I don't know exactly how to get in touch with them...

pfredricks · Joined: 10 Apr 2003 Posts: 347 Location: Peoria, AZ

okay-Thanks!
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"I am just going outside and may be some time."- Explorer Oates' last words before crawling out of his tent in -40 C temps. Sacrificed himself so as not to hold back his 1912 South Pole expedition teamates.

Daryl · Posted: 6/21/2005, 4:56 pm Post subject:

I had been part of the Maricopa county team for awhile and the Pinal county team for awhile. It's not all it's cracked up to be. A lot of politics, personalities...

The best local team that I have experience is Superstition Mountain rescue and you can google their web site. They get used a lot and seem to be the most organized.
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Hnak · Joined: 06 Jan 2003 Posts: 1766 Location: Prescott, AZ

lzyboy · Joined: 21 Nov 2004 Posts: 201 Location: Mesa

http://superstition-sar.org/membership.htm