Merced County Search and Rescue

Krogh Ranch, Choosing the right horse and boarding facility

Crane Bert — Wed, 09 May 2012 06:39:22 +0000

Meeting Minutes

Crane Bert — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:35:16 +0000

Welcome to Merced County Search and Rescue

Admin — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 05:34:17 +0000

The Merced County Sheriff’s, Search and Rescue Team is available for search and rescue operations 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The organization is made up of community volunteers along with professional deputies and is dedicated to saving lives. Whenever a callout is made, the volunteers are dispatched to the the scene; any time of the day or night in any type of weather. There is never a charge for this invaluable service. The team also contributes countless hours to schools and community events, educating the public on the purpose of the Posse, training techniques, and emergency preparedness.

Many hours of training are required each year to maintain the expertise needed in search and rescue techniques. A few of the trainings include crime scenes, survival training, CPR, man tracking, ATV operation, horsemanship, along with a long list of other training exercises. Many members travel to trainings out of state. All team members provide their own personal gear and travel is at the volunteers own expense to the trainings and callouts.

SSL certificates

2012 MCSAR Training Calendar

Admin — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 05:18:30 +0000

This SAR Tracking Class will introduce tracking techniques of a skill set higher than what is currently taught in NASAR’s Fundamentals of Search and Rescue course (FUNSAR) and comparable to several national commercial courses currently being offered.  This course is open to all Track Aware searchers that wish to participate at the next level of tracking. It is suggested that all participants are SAR Tech II [however not a prerequisite].  This is a ‘must have’ class to begin the process towards becoming a NASAR Tracking Instructor.  This is not a canine tracking class. Continue reading →