Our Mission

Our mission is to reunite lost or missing people with their families, and assist in the location of deceased individuals.  We believe search is an emergency, therefore RSAR provides competent, rapid response and deployment.  Our nationally certified canines and handlers assist agencies responsible for searches of lost, missing, drowned and deceased persons.  Our team is certified in chain of command (NIMS) and is adept at working with and within agency parameters.

RSAR can assist with recovery of:

• Lost or disoriented hikers, hunters, cyclists, ATVers
• Missing children
• Missing Alzheimer's patients
• Drowning victims
• Homicide / Suicide victims
• Victims of burned structures
• Victims of downed aircraft
• Victims of natural disasters; floods, hurricanes, earthquakes

Our canines are certified in:

• Air scent wilderness search
• Human remains detection
• CIS Therapy
• CGC

Our Team is skilled at:

• Navigation - map and compass/GPS
• Incident Command System
• Search management
• Clue awareness
• Crime scene preservation
• Radio communication
• CPR and first aid

RSAR does not self deploy and will only respond to requests from official agencies.

RSAR does not charge for services and relies solely on donations and grants for funding.
501(c)3 status pending