Search and Rescue Links and Related Content
PNWSAR works with a number of great Search and Rescue groups and like all organizations is only a few degrees of separation from a number of great groups and services. These are our favorite links to other search organizations, SAR Training Sites, SAR gear (also known as "Our Favorite Toys") and generally good information to have prior to heading into the wilderness.
Related Organizations
Clackamas County Sheriff Department (who we respond through)
Multnomah County Search and Rescue
Clark County Search and Rescue (Vancouver, Washington)
Corvallis Mountain Rescue Unit (Oregon)
National Association for Search and Rescue
Portland Mountain Rescue (Our high-angle colleagues)
Search and Rescue Society of British Columbia
Search-One K9 Detection (Canine unit in Clackamas County, Oregon)
Wind River Search and Rescue (Skamania County, Washington)
Training Organizations
Northwest School of Survival (in Sandy, Oregon--a great place to learn survival skills and more)
Special Tactics (US Air Force Pararescue Jumper and SAR info)
Wilderness Medicine Institute (Pitkin, CO)
Universal Tracking Services (UTS)
Search and Rescue Gear
Search Gear--a great place to order Search and Rescue equipment
Western Case - cases for most everything.
Discount LED Lights and Knives.
General Interest and Information
OSSA SAR Manual Site – A good site for SAR presentations and training material
Weather Forecasts for Oregon (from Weather Underground)
Northwest Avalanche Centers (great NW avalanche and weather info)
G&B Layne's Payles (big list of SAR links)
SAR Contact Page (Look up other SAR resources by location)
FEMA Certification Links
Intro to ICS (Incident Command System) - IS-100
ICS for single resources and initial action incidents - IS-200
National Incident Management System (NIMS) - IS-700
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