What is PNWSAR?

Pacific Northwest Search and Rescue (PNWSAR) is an all-volunteer, non-profit (501(c)(3)) search and rescue team. We currently have more than 50 volunteers dedicated to helping people lost or injured out of doors. The people who make up our search and rescue team come from all walks of life, but we do share one common interest: helping people that are lost or injured in the out of doors.

PNWSAR team members live throughout the Willamette Valley in Oregon. We are firefighters, business and high-tech professionals, police officers, retirees, medical professionals, construction workers, and more. Our team is highly skilled in ground-based search and rescue techniques, dedicating at least one weekend a month to training, and countless hours each year on actual searches.