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Mission Statement:
To aid the lost, injured, and imperiled
Latest News
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Two Young Hikers Rescued at the North Fork of the Mokelumne River by Calaveras County Search and Rescue Team (June 2024)
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Calaveras SAR Team Completes Winter Overnight Training (March 2024)
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Calaveras SAR Team Completes Annual Navigation Training (January 2024)
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Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office Volunteer Search and Rescue Team Conducted Multi-Agency High Angle Rope Rescue Training (October 2023)
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Search and Rescue activated for missing person in West Point (May 2023)
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Alpine Heroes: Enterprise reporter joins Calaveras County Search and Rescue for day of training (October 2022)
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We are funded by you, our community, and by grants awarded to first responder organizations. CCSAR is a non-profit, 501(c)3 California Corporation staffed entirely by local volunteers. We are currently fundraising to replace aging equipment. Click below to learn more and find out how easy it is to help support CCSAR!
ABOUT US
The Search and Rescue (SAR) Team has officially and unofficially existed in Calaveras County for more than fifty years. Since 1981, CCSAR has served under the direction of the Calaveras County Sheriff's Office. The Team provides emergency response to persons injured or lost in wilderness areas of Calaveras County and provides mutual aid SAR assets to the other fifty-seven counties in California on direction of the California Office of Emergency Services (OES). During civil emergencies, CCSAR assists the Calaveras Sheriff’s Office with evacuations or other duties as assigned.