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The following list is not exhaustive. Currently, there are more than 1,500 SAR teams and organizations throughout the country, and many do not have their own websites. When possible, we've included statewide and regional associations (in bold), which should be able to provide information regarding teams in their respective states. If you don't see a team listed for your area, you can contact your local Sheriff's office for information on Search & Rescue. SARstories.com will do our best to keep this list and the URLs up-to-date, but please feel free to contact us about any incorrect information or broken links. If your team or organization is not included here, please let us know, and we'll add it to the list.

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OTHER SAR ORGANIZATIONS

ALABAMA

Fischer Rescue Squad (Dekalb County) http://www.canyonoutdoors.com/rescue/
Huntsville-Madison County Rescue Squad http://www.rescuesquad.net/
Lower Alabama Search & Rescue http://www.lasar.net
North Baldwin Sheriff's Search and Rescue http://www.nbssar.org/

ALASKA

Juneau Mountain Rescue http://www.juneaumountainrescue.org
Alaska Mountain Rescue Team (based in Anchorage) http://www.amrg.org/

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ARIZONA

Apache County Sheriff's Posse http://www.co.apache.az.us/Sheriff/Posse.htm
Central Arizona Mountain Rescue (a/k/a Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Mountain Rescue team) http://www.mcsomr.org
Cochise County Sheriff's Search and Rescue http://cochise.az.gov/cochise_search_rescue.aspx?id=5132
Coconino County Sheriff's Search and Rescue http://www.coconino.az.gov/sheriff.aspx?id=511
Gila County Sheriff's Posse http://www.paysonposse.org/
Graham County Sheriff's Search and Rescue http://www.grahamcountysar.org/
Mohave County Search and Rescue http://legacy.co.mohave.az.us/depts/sheriff/sheriff_search_rescue.asp
Search and Rescue Council, Inc. (a non-profit incorporation of five all-volunteer SAR groups in Pima County) http://www.sarci.org
Sonoran Search and Rescue (Pinal County) http://www.sonoransar.org/
Superstition Search and Rescue http://www.superstition-sar.org/
Tonto Rim Search and Rescue (Gila County) http://www.trsar.org/
Yavapai County Jeep Posse http://www.ycjp.org/
Yavapai County Sheriff's Response Team http://www.ycsrt.org/
Yuma County Sheriff's Search and Rescue http://www.yumacountysheriff.org/SearchandRescue.htm

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ARKANSAS

Benton County Search and Rescue http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/2479/BCSAR.html
Blytheville Emergency Squad http://www.angelfire.com/on2/bes/
Crawford County Search and Rescue http://www.crawfordcountysar.org/
Explorer Search and Rescue Post 393 http://www.esar.org
Franklin County Search and Rescue http://www.fcoes.com/fcsar.htm
Madison County Search and Rescue http://www.mcsar.com
Saline County Sheriff Search and Rescue http://www.scsosar.org

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CALIFORNIA

California Region of the Mountain Rescue Association (consists of more than 20 teams thoughout the state) http://www.crmra.org/
Bakersfield Search and Rescue http://www.sarteams.org//
Barstow Desert Rescue Squad (San Bernadino County) http://www.sarcityusa.org
Bay Area Mountain Rescue Unit http://www.bamru.org/
Bay Area Search and Rescue Council (represents 21 SAR organizations in the San Francisco Bay area) http://www.basarc.org/
Bear Valley Search and Rescue (San Bernadino County) http://bearvalleysar.org/
Butte County Search and Rescue http://www.buttesar.org/
California Explorer Search and Rescue (based in San Francisco but responds throughout the state) http://www.calesar.org/
C.E.M.P. Search and Rescue http://www.cemp.org
China Lake Mountain Rescue Group (Kern County) http://www.clmrg.org/
Contra Costa County Sheriff's Search and Rescue Team http://www.contracostasar.org/
Desert Sheriff's Search and Rescue (Riverside County) http://www.dssar.org/
El Dorado County Search and Rescue http://www.comspark.com/esarc/index.html
Fillmore Mountain Search and Rescue (Ventura County) http://www.vcsar1.org/events.html
Friends of Yosemite Search and Rescue (YOSAR) http://www.friendsofyosar.org/index.htm
Inyo County Search and Rescue http://inyosar.org/
Joshua Tree Search and Rescue (JOSAR) http://www.josar.org/home.htm
Malibu Search and Rescue http://www.malibusar.org/
Mendocino County Sheriff's Search and Rescue http://www.mendocinosar.org/
Mono County Sheriff Search and Rescue http://www.monosar.org/
Monterey County Sheriff's Search and Rescuehttp://www.montereysar.org/
Montrose Search and Rescue Team (affiliated with LA County Sheriff's Department) http://montrosesar.org/
Nevada County Sheriff's Search and Rescue http://www.ncssar-nc.org/
Placer County Rescue http://www.pcsomrt.org/
Riverside Mountain Response Unit (performs 95% of its missions in Riverside County but has traveled into Mexico, the High Sierras and Nevada) http://www.rmru.org/
Sacramento County Search and Rescue http://www.sacsearchandrescue.com/
San Bernadino County Search and Rescue http://www.sbsar.org/joomla/
San Bernadino County Sheriff's Cave and Technical Rescue Team http://caverescue.wordpress.com/
San Bernadino Mountain Search and Rescue http://www.sbmountainsar.org/
San Bernadino County West Valley Search and Rescue http://www.westvalleysar.org/
San Diego County Sheriff's Search and Rescue (comprised of 10 units, each specializing in particular skills) http://www.sdsheriff.net/SAR/index.html
San Diego Mountain Rescue http://www.sdmrt.org/
San Dimas Mountain Rescue Team http://www.sdmrt.com/
San Gorgonia Serach and Rescue (San Bernadino County) http://www.sgsar.org/
San Jose Search and Rescue http://www.sjsar.org/
Santa Barbara County Search and Rescue http://www.sbcsar.org/
Santa Clarita Valley Search and Rescue Team http://members.tripod.com/scvrescue/
Sierra Madre Search and Rescue Team http://www.smsr.org/
Siskiyou County Sheriff's Search and Rescue Team http://www.co.sisqjustice.ca.us/rescue.htm
Sonoma County Search and Rescue http://www.sonomasar.org/
Tahoe Nordic Search and Rescue, Inc. http://www.tahoenordicsar.com/
Tehachapi Mountains Search and Rescue http://www.tmsar.org/home.html
Tehama County Sheriff's Search and Rescue http://www.tehamaso.org/search_&_rescue.htm
Trinity County Sheriff's Search and Rescue Team http://www.snowcrest.net/wb6fzh/tctcssr2.html
Tulare County Search and Rescue http://www.tcsosar.com/
Valley of the Falls Search and Rescue (San Bernadino County) http://valleyofthefalls.net/
Ventura County Search and Rescue--East Valley Team 3 http://www.vcsar3.org/
West Valley Search and Rescue (San Bernadino County) http://www.westvalleysar.org/
Wrightwood/Phelan Search and Rescue http://www.wpsar.org/

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COLORADO

Colorado Search and Rescue Board (a not-for-profit corporation providing point of contact for SAR matters on a state level) http://coloradosarboard.org
Alpine Rescue Team (Most activity is in the Front Range west of Denver, but the team has worked in every part of Colorado and the western U.S.) http://www.alpinerescueteam.org/
Arapahoe Rescue Patrol http://www.arapahoerescue.org/
Boulder Emergency Squad http://www.bes-rescue.org/
Douglas County Search and Rescue http://dcsarco.org/
El Paso County Search and Rescue Team http://www.epcsar.org/
Grand County Search and Rescue http://rkymtnhi.com/gcsar/
Larimer County Search and Rescue http://www.larimercountysar.org/
Longmont Emergency Unit http://www.leu-rescue.org/about.shtml
Mountain Rescue Aspen (Pitkin County) http://www.mountainrescueaspen.org/
Park County Search and Rescue http://www.pcsar.org/
Rampart Search and Rescue (Adam's County) http://rampartsar.com/
Rocky Mountain Rescue Group (Boulder County) http://www.rockymountainrescue.org/index.php
Routt County Search and Rescue http://www.routtcountysar.org/
Summit County Rescue Group (based in Breckenridge) http://www.scrg.org/
Teller County Search and Rescue (based in Divide) http://www.hikingintherockies.com/sar/sar.htm
Vail Mountain Rescue Group http://www.vailmountainrescue.com/
Western State College Mountain Rescue Team http://wiki.western.edu/wp/index.php/WSCMRT

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CONNECTICUT

Disaster and Wilderness Ground Searchers http://www.dawgs.org

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DELAWARE

DELMARVA Search and Rescue Group (serving Delaware, Maryland and Virginia) http://www.delmarvasar.org
U.S. Search and Rescue Task Force (primary response area is PA, New Jersey, New York, Delaware, Maryland and The District of Columbia; may respond to missions in other areas if requested.) http://www.ussartf.org/

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FLORIDA

Florida Association for Search and Rescue http://www.fasar.org/
Escambia Search and Rescue (northwest Florida and southern Alabama) http://escambiasearchandrescue.com/
Southwest Panhandle Search and Rescue Emotional First Aid Team http://www.swpansar.org

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GEORGIA

Cherokee County Search and Rescue http://www.cherokeesar.org/
Georgia Dept. of Natural Resources Search and Rescue http://www.gadnrsar.com/
Georgia Trackers Alliance (serving the southeastern U.S.) http://www.georgiatrackers.org/

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HAWAII

Kauai Search and Rescue http://kauaisar.org/

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IDAHO

Idaho State Search and Rescue http://www.issar.org/sar_units.htm
Bonneville County Search and Rescue http://www.bcsar.org/
Elmore County Search and Rescue http://home.att.net/~ecsar/wsb/html/view.cgi-home.html-.html
Idaho Mountain SAR Unit http://www.imsaru.org/

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ILLINOIS

Alton Volunteer Emergency Corp http://www.avecsar.net
Little Egypt Search & Rescue (southern Illinois; an independent SAR group) http://www.lesar.org/
Twin Rivers Search & Rescue http://www.angelfire.com/extreme2/waterrescue/
Shawn Hornbeck Search and Rescue Team (responds to both urban and wilderness emergencies in Missouri, Illinois, Arkansas, Indiana, Tennessee, Kentucky and Iowa) http://www.sarteam.com/
Vermillion County Search and Rescue http://www.co.vermilion.il.us/ema/SAR/VCSAR.htm
Will County Search and Rescue http://www.willcountyema.org/searchRescue.htm

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INDIANA

Indiana Search and Rescue Association http://www.insara.org/
Clay County Search and Rescue http://welcome.to/ccsr
Ohio Valley Search and Rescue http://www.ovsar.org/
Shawn Hornbeck Search and Rescue Team (responds to both urban and wilderness emergencies in Missouri, Illinois, Arkansas, Indiana, Tennessee, Kentucky and Iowa) http://www.sarteam.com/

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IOWA

Central Iowa Underwater Search & Rescue (based in Polk County; responds to incidents involving underwater recovery, ice and swiftwater rescue) http://www.ciusr.org/
STAR 1 Search and Technical Rescue http://www.star1.org

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KANSAS

Rampart Search and Rescue http://rsar.alertradio.net

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KENTUCKY

Carlisle County Rescue Squad http://www.ccrescue.com/
Kentucky Association of Independent Rescue Squads http://www.kairs.net
Kentucky Search and Rescue http://www.kysar.org/
Bluegrass Search and Rescue (serves other states as requested) http://www.bluegrasssar.com/
Carlisle County Rescue Squad http://www.ccrescue.com/
Kentucky Search and Rescue Area 3 (Green River area of northwest Kentucky) http://www.sar-3.com/
Warren County Rescue http://www.wcrescue.com

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LOUISIANA

Southeast Louisiana Search and Rescue http://www.selsar.org/

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MAINE

Maine Association for Search and Rescue http://www.mainesearchandrescue.org
Mount Desert Island Search and Rescue http://www.mdisar.org/
North Star Search and Rescue (northern Maine) http://members.tripod.com/~jjmichaud/NSSARindex.html
Wilderness Rescue Team (based in Gray;provides SAR, technical rescue and medical services in wilderness areas throughout the state) http://www.wildernessrescue.org/

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MARYLAND

DELMARVA Search and Rescue Group (serving Delaware, Maryland and Virginia) http://www.delmarvasar.org/
Maryland Search and Rescue Group http://www.msar616.com/
Potomac Valley Rescue Group http://pvrg.asrc.net
Shenandoah Mountain Rescue Group (serving Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania and West Virginia) http://smrg.asrc.net/PortalVB/DesktopDefault.aspx
U.S. Search and Rescue Task Force (primary response area is Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Delaware, Maryland and The District of Columbia; may respond to missions in other areas if requested) http://www.ussartf.org/

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MASSACHUSETTS

Central Massachusetts Search and Rescue Team http://www.cmsart.org/
Worcester County Search and Rescue Team, Inc. http://www.wcsarteam.com/
Northeast Wilderness Seach and Rescue (provides no-cost and low-cost training to SAR professionals throughout the Northeastern U.S.) http://www.wcsarteam.com/

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MICHIGAN

Marquette County Sheriff Search and Rescue http://www.co.marquette.mi.us/Sheriff/specialops.htm
Michigan Search and Rescue http://www.michigansar.org/
Gogebic County Search and Rescue http://members.aol.com/goshtac3/sar1.html
Kent County Search and Rescue http://www.kentcountysar.org/
Superior Search and Rescue (assisting Houghton and Keweenaw county law enforcement in the north woods of upper Michigan) http://www.superiorsar.org/mambo/
West Michigan Search and Rescue http://www.wmsar.org/

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MINNESOTA

Backcountry Trail Patrol Search and Rescue Program (Mountain bike team) http://www.trailpatrol.org/rescue.htm
Central Lakes Search and Rescue http://www.centrallakessar.org/
Lake County Rescue Squad http://www.co.lake.mn.us/
Search, Rescue and Recovery Resources of Minnesota http://www.srrrmn.org/index.htm
Rescue Squad--Wilderness Search and Rescue (St. Louis County) http://www.co.st-louis.mn.us

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MISSISSIPPI

Adams County Sheriff Search and Rescue http://www.acsar.info
Desoto County Search and Rescue http://desotosar.org
Mississippi Search and Rescue Association http://msara.com/home.html

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MISSOURI

Search and Rescue Council of Missouri http://www.sarcom.org/
Newton County Search and Rescue http://ncsar.us/sar.asp
Rampart Search and Rescue http://rsar.alertradio.net/wp/about/
Shawn Hornbeck Foundation Search and Rescue (responds to both urban and wilderness emergencies in Missouri, Illinois, Arkansas, Indiana, Tennessee, Kentucky and Iowa) http://www.sarteam.com/

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MONTANA

Big Sky Search and Rescue http://www.bssar.org/ (Check out their blog at http://bssar.blogspot.com/)
Flathead County Search and Rescue, Inc. http://www.flatheadsar.com/
Gallatin County Search and Rescue http://www.gallatin.mt.gov/Public_Documents/gallatincomt_sheriff/SpecialDuties/SAR
Mineral County Search and Rescue http://www.mcsar.mineralcounty.info/
Missoula County Sheriff's Search and Rescue http://www.co.missoula.mt.us/mcssar/

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NEBRASKA

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NEVADA

Douglas County Sheriff's Search and Rescue http://dcsar.co.douglas.nv.us/
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Dept. Search and Rescue Team http://www.lvmpdsar.com/Home.html
Washoe County Search and Rescue Unit http://www.washoesheriff.com/patrol-search-rescue.htm

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NEW HAMPSHIRE

Mount Washington Volunteer Ski Patrol http://www.tuckerman.org/patrol/patrol.htm
Mountain Rescue Service(based in No. Conway) http://www.mountainrescueservice.org/
New Hampshire Outdoor Council http://www.nhoutdoorcouncil.org/search_rescue.php
Pemmigewasset Valley Search and Rescue Team http://pubpages.unh.edu/~jkennard/
Upper Valley Wilderness Response Team http://www.dartmouth.edu/~janl/uvwrt/

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NEW JERSEY

Central Jersey Technical Rescue http://www.cjtrt.org/
New Jersey Search and Rescue, Inc (based in Bergen County) http://www.njsar.org
Northeast Search and Rescue (serving eastern PA and New Jersey) http://www.nesar.org/
Search and Rescue Council of New Jersey http://www.sarcnj.org/
U.S. Search and Rescue Task Force (primary response area is Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Delaware, Maryland and The District of Columbia; may respond to missions in other areas if requested) http://www.ussartf.org/

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NEW MEXICO

Cibola Search and Rescue (based in Albuquerque) http://www.cibolasar.org/
Luna County Search and Rescue http://www.swnm.com/lcsar/
McKinley County Search and Rescue http://members.tripod.com/mcsar/index-2.html
Organ Mountain Technical Rescue Squad http://www.zianet.com/omtrs/
Socorro Search and Rescue http://infohost.nmt.edu/~ssar/
St. John's College Search and Rescue http://www.sjcsar.com/
White Mountain Search and Rescue http://whitemountainsar.org/

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NEW YORK

New York State Federation of Search and Rescue Teams (Find teams by clicking on the counties on the state map.) http://www.nysfedsar.org/
New York Search & Rescue http://www.newyorksearchandrescue.org
Cayuga County Highland Search and Rescuehttp://www.cayuganet.org/highlandsar/index.htm
Northeast Mobile Search and Rescue (based in Ballston Lake) http://www.nemsar.org/
U.S. Search and Rescue Task Force (primary response area is Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Delaware, Maryland and The District of Columbia; may respond to missions in other areas if requested) http://www.ussartf.org/
Wilderness Search and Rescue Team (based in No. Syracuse) http://www.wsar.org/

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NORTH CAROLINA

North Carolina Search and Rescue Advisory Council http://www.ncsarac.com/
Central North Carolina Search and Rescue http://www.cncsar.org/

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NORTH DAKOTA

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OHIO

NOVASAR (a multi-state, all-volunteer organization with members throughout the northern Ohio Valley, including Ohio and W. Virginia) http://www.novasar-team.us/
Rapid Assistance to Community Emercencies (R.A.C.E.) SAR team http://www.disaster-response.org/
Tri-State Search and Rescue (based in Cincinnatti) http://tssar.com/home/
U.S. SARR Corps (a regional organization based in Beaver Falls, PA, serving Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia) http://www.ussarr.org/

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OKLAHOMA

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OREGON

Oregon Search and Rescue Resource Page http://www.proaxis.com/~kurth/orsar/
Clackamus County Sheriff's Search and Rescue http://www.co.clackamas.or.us/sheriff/sar.htm
Corvalis Mountain Rescue Unit http://cmru.peak.org/
Crag Rats - Hood River Search and Rescue (conduct operations on Mount Hood, the Columbia River Gorge and surrounding areas) http://www.cragrats.org/
Deschutes County Sheriff's Search and Rescue http://www.deschutes.org/go/government/departments/sheriff's-office/sheriff's-office/search-and-rescue
Eugene Mountain Rescue http://www.eugenemountainrescue.org/
Jackson County Sheriff's Search and Rescue http://www.co.jackson.or.us/Page.asp?NavID=451
Josephine County Sheriff's Search and Rescue http://www.co.josephine.or.us/SectionIndex.asp?SectionID=143
Multnomah County Sheriff's Search and Rescue http://www.mcsosar.com/
Portland Mountain Rescue http://www.pmru.org/
Washington County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue Explorer Post #877 http://www.co.washington.or.us/sheriff/citizens/explorer.htm
Yamhill County Sheriff's Search and Rescue http://www.ycsar.org/

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PENNSYLVANIA

Pennsylvania Search and Rescue Council http://www.psarc.org/
Allegheny Mountain Rescue Group http://www.amrg.info/
Centre County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue http://ccsosar.org/
Elkland Search and Rescue (located in St. Mary's) http://www.elklandsar.com/
East Penn Technical Search and Rescue http://www.eastpennsar.com/
Greater Philidelphia Search and Rescue http://www.gpsar.org/index1.html
Middle Creek Search and Rescue (South central PA) http://www.midsar.org/
Northeast Search and Rescue (serving eastern PA and New Jersey; based in Stroudsburg, PA) http://www.nesar.org/
Shenandoah Mountain Rescue Group (serving Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia) http://smrg.asrc.net/PortalVB/DesktopDefault.aspx
Somerset County Search and Rescue http://www.scsar.org/
U.S. SARR Corps (a regional organization based in Beaver Falls, PA, serving Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia) http://www.ussarr.org/
U.S. Search and Rescue Task Force (primary response area is Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Delaware, Maryland and The District of Columbia; may respond to missions in other areas if requested) http://www.ussartf.org/
Western Pennsylvania Search and Rescue Development Center http://www.wpsardc.org/
Wilderness Emergency Strike Team (based in Lancaster) http://west6-10.org/

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RHODE ISLAND

Ocean State Search andd Rescue http://www.ossarinc.org/

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SOUTH CAROLINA

Anderson City Technical Rescue Team http://carol.nuvox.net/acfd/
Rubicon Search and Rescue (based in Travelers Rest, SC) http://www.alpharubicon.com/rsar/

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SOUTH DAKOTA

Brookings County K-9 Search and Rescue http://www.bck9sar.com/
Codington County Search and Rescue (based in Watertown) http://www.codington.org/search_and_rescue.htm
Lawrence County Search and Rescue http://www.lawrence.sd.us/rescue.htm
Pennington County Search and Rescue http://www.co.pennington.sd.us/emgmgmt/snr.htm
Yankton County Search and Rescue http://www.911yankton.com/oem/SAR.html

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TENNESSEE

East Tennessee Cave Rescue http://www.caves.org/grotto/etg/etcr.html
Knoxville Volunteer Emergency Rescue Squad http://www.kvers.net
Specialized Technical Advanced Rescue Team (responds to both urban and wilderness emergencies in Tennessee and surrounding states) http://www.start-tn.com/
Tennessee Special Response Team-A http://www.tnsrta.org/

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TEXAS

United States Homeland Emergency Response Organization (based in Austin, has 10 search and rescue teams in Texas) http://www.ushero.org
East Mongomery County Search and Rescue http://www.geocities.com/searchandrescue77357/
Montgomery County Search and Rescue (located in Magnolia) http://www.mocsar.org/
Search One Rescue Team (based in North Central Texas) http://www.searchone.org/
Southeast Texas Search and Rescue Alliance http://www.saralliance.org/
Travis County Search and Rescue http://www.tcsar.org/pmwiki.php
US-HERO SAR Team 8 http://www.sar-team8.org
US-HERO SAR Team 9 http://ushero.org/ushero/units/sarteam9/index.asp
US-HERO SAR Team 10 http://sarteam10.org
US-HERO SAR Team 14 http://www.sar-team14.org
US-HERO SAR Team 16 http://sarteam-16.org

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UTAH

Davis County Search and Rescue http://www.dcsar.org/index.php
Utah County Sheriff's Search and Rescue Team http://ucssar.org/
Weber County Search and Rescue http://webersar.org/

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VERMONT

Stowe Mountain Rescue http://www.stowemountainrescue.org/
Vermont State Police Search and Rescue Team (provides management of search incidents as well as trained field personnel) http://www.dps.state.vt.us/vtsp/search.html

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VIRGINIA

Appalachian Search and Rescue Conference (based in Charlottesville, VA, represents 11 volunteer SAR organizations in Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania and W. Virginia) http://www.asrc.net/
Virginia Search and Rescue Council http://vasarco.vdem.virginia.gov/
Angel Search and Rescue (southern VA) http://www.morgancomm.com/asar/
Blue Ridge Mountain Rescue Group http://www.brmrg.org/
Charlottesville - Albemarle Rescue Squadhttp://warhammer.mcc.virginia.edu/cars/
Commonwealth Search and Rescue http://www.commonwealthsar.org/
DELMARVA Search and Rescue Group (serving Delaware, Maryland and Virginia) http://www.delmarvasar.org/
Piedmont Search and Rescue http://piedmontsar.org/
Shenandoah Mountain Rescue Group (serving Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania and W. Virginia) http://smrg.asrc.net/PortalVB/DesktopDefault.aspx
Tidewater Search and Rescue (based in Norfolk) http://www.tsar.org/
Top of Virginia Search and Rescue http://www.tovsar.org/

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WASHINGTON

Washington State Search and Rescue Volunteer Advisory Council http://wasar.bizland.com/
Central Washington Mountain Rescue http://www.cwmr.org/index.html
Clark County Search and Rescue http://home.pacifier.com/~ccsar/
North Country Volcano Rescue Team http://www.northcountryems.org/vrt/index.html
Northwest Emergency Locator Transmitter Team (serving Washington and Oregon) http://www.pacifier.com/~nwelt/
Olympia Search and Rescue (Thurston County) http://www.spso.net/linacrs/OSAR.htm
Olympic Mountain Rescue http://www.olympicmountainrescue.org/
Pierce County Explorer Search and Rescue http://www.pcesar.org/
Pierce County Search and Rescue 4x4 unit http://www.pcsar4x4.org/
Rapid Response Advanced Mobile Search and Rescue (based in Pierce County) http://www.rramsar.org/
Seattle Mountain Rescue http://www.seattlemountainrescue.org/
Silver Star Search and Rescue (serving Clark, Skamania and Cowlitz counties) http://www.silverstarsar.org/
Snohomish County Search and Rescue http://www.scvsar.org/
Tacoma Mountain Rescue http://www.tmru.org/
Volcano Rescue Team (in the Mt. Saint Helen's area) http://www.northcountryems.org/vrt/index.html
Washington Explorer Search and Rescue (Spokane City/County unit) http://www.scesar.org/ **This is a youth organization within the Boy Scouts of America.
Wind River Search and Rescue (based in Skamania County) http://w3.gorge.net/graphics/sar/WRSAR1.html

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WEST VIRGINIA

Barbour County Tactical Search and Recovery Teams (also responds to surrounding states) http://www.bctsrt.com/
Mountaineer Area Rescue Group (based in Kingwood, WV) http://www.sargroup.info/
NOVASAR (a multi-state, all-volunteer organization with members throughout the northern Ohio Valley, including Ohio and W. Virginia) http://www.novasar-team.us/
Shenandoah Mountain Rescue Group (serving Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania and W. Virginia) http://smrg.asrc.net/PortalVB/DesktopDefault.aspx
U.S. SARR Corps (a regional organization based in Beaver Falls, PA, serving Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia) http://www.ussarr.org/

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WISCONSIN

Nicolet Search Team http://www.nicoletsearchteam.org
People and Paws Search & Rescue (based in Milwaukee) http://www.peopleandpaws.org/

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WYOMING

Albany County Search and Rescue http://www.albanycountysar.org/
Sheridan Area Search and Rescue http://www.wysara.com/sasar/
Sweetwater County Search and Rescue http://www.co.sweet.wy.us/sr/
Teton County Search and Rescue Volunteers http://www.tetonwyo.org/sar/
Tip Top Search and Rescue (Sublette County) http://www.tiptopsar.com/
Washakie County Search and Rescue http://wc-sar.com/
Wyoming Search and Rescue Association http://www.wysara.com/index.htm

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OTHER

1st Special Response Group (an international response SAR unit composed of volunteer professionals who deliver services and training, enabling local resources to respond to incidents without external support; available upon request to help anywhere in the world) http://www.1srg.org/index.htm
International Society of Professional Trackers (a non-profit worldwide organization formed with the intent of connecting all categories of trackers) http://www.ispt.org
Joe Hardin Professional Tracking Services (providing world-wide deployment of expert trackers, training and consultation for trackers and groups wanting to increase awareness of footprint evidence in crime scene and field investigations) http://www.jhardin-inc.com/
Mountain Rescue Association (established in 1959 at Timberline Lodge at Mount Hood, Oregon, making it the oldest Search and Rescue association in the United States; comprised of more than 90 government-authorized units in the US, Canada and other countries) http://www.mra.org/
National Association for Search and Rescue (dedicated to advancing professional, literary and scientific knowledge in fields related to search and rescue. NASAR is comprised of thousands of paid and non-paid professionals interested in all aspects of search and rescue) http://www.nasar.org/nasar/
National Association of Volunteer Search and Rescue Teams (a non-profit organization for the benefit of volunteer search and rescue teams across the United States) http://www.navsar.org/
National Search and Rescue Committee (a federal-level committee formed to coordinate civil search and rescue (SAR) matters of interagency interest within the United States http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-o/g-opr/nsarc/nsarc.htm
State Urban Search and Rescue Alliance (a non-profit agency designed to promote and support state urban search and rescue teams across the U.S. The alliance represents over 35 states, including Puerto Rico.) http://www.susar.org/
Universal Tracking Services, Inc. (provides tracking training courses) http://www.utstrackingservices.com/

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