Wallowa County Search and Rescue

A Dedicated group of people serving Wallowa County and beyond with their unique skills, often at risk to their own lives, to help others.

The Wallowa County Sheriff 's Search and Rescue organization is an all-volunteer group, organized in support of and under authority of the Wallowa County Sheriff, as required by the provisions of Oregon Revised Statute 401.560.

 

 

In Wallowa County, Search and Rescue (or "SAR") personnel typically respond
to reports of lost or injured hunters, hikers, fisherman, horseback riders, river
users, and other backcountry users. In addition to responding to emergency
search and rescue calls SAR members assist the community in a number of
other manners including:

• SAR provides a constant presence on standby at Salt Creek Summit during the Eagle Cap Extreme Sled Dog races;

• SAR personnel have been called to assist law enforcement in searches for evidence in criminal cases;

• SAR members, especially the K-9 team, present demonstrations at the local schools, instructing children on how to avoid becoming lost and what to do if they become lost; and

• SAR members have been asked to be available for backcountry notification of danger during wildland fire incidents.

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