Equipment List

Below is a list of required and suggested equipment. It is understood among us that each member is responsible for carrying these items to take care of themselves, their team members, and the people we are chartered to help. This equipment list has been developed from years of experience in the field. 

Wool clothing or an equivalent MUST be worn from October through May.

Please note:  Some items are seasonal, others require training to use. Carrying every item on this list is not practical for every mission. Focus on what you need to be prepared at all times.

If you are missing an underlined item in any "required" sections, you will absolutely, positively not be allowed in the field.       

FIREARMS POLICY

         If a member of Pacific Northwest Search and Rescue is legally entitled to possess a firearm, their actions must comply with all applicable laws. However, if a situation should ever arise related to an individual’s possession or use of a firearm during a search and rescue mission or PNWSAR sponsored training activity, the individual’s actions would most likely fall outside the scope of PNWSAR’s activities and cause the individual to be legally responsible for their own actions.

        Therefore, Pacific Northwest Search and Rescue does not recommend, sanction, or condone the possession or use of any firearm during any Pacific Northwest Search and Rescue sanctioned training activity or search and rescue mission. 

           Failure to comply with this policy statement is subject to review by the PNWSAR board of directors and may result in actions taken against members pursuant to the by-laws of Pacific Northwest Search and Rescue.