Application Page

Nevada Revised Statue (NRS) assign each County's Sheriff the responsibility of searching for lost persons within their respective counties.  Elko County ’s Sheriff, Dale Lotspeich has asked the Posse and Elko County Search and Rescue to ultimately provide El ko County with “full-service” search and rescue (SAR) teams to help him meet his responsibilities. In order to fulfill the Sheriff’s request, ECSP/ECSAR is soliciting Elko County residents in a search for volunteers interested in participating in Search and Rescue training and searching for lost people.

 

SAR is looking for talent and leadership in several different SAR services areas:

  • Rope skills, high/low-angle rescue
  • K-9 (tracking/trailing, area, human remains (HRD))
  • Fast-water rescue and still water recovery
  • Avalanche rescue
  • Special Vehicles (ATV, snowmobiles, boats, aircraft)
  • Off-highway vehicles (OHV)
  • Trackers
  • Skills in the area of incident command (IC)
  • Horizontal ice rescue
  • Land navigation
  • Equestrian SAR
  • Wilderness survival

 

What is Search and Rescue?

Search and Rescue (SAR) is a coordinated effort by trained individuals to locate and assist persons who by accident or circumstances have found themselves in a dangerous or life-threatning situation that they are unable to facilitate their own rescue. SAR also includes recovery.

Elko County Search and Rescue trains SAR team skills monthly and promotes training of individual skills.

SAR Personnel are more than "boots and eyes" and comprise a team of individuals trained to help their fellow man.

 

If we have piqued your interest and you would like to serve you community in the area of search and rescue then this is your opportunity.   Act by submitting an application.

Application must be made at the Sheriff's office with a paper application. You may obtain an application by clicking below.

 

Email us if you have questions. 

Please  return the completed forms in person or mail them to the
Elko County Sheriff’s Department at:
 
Elko County Sheriff  
775  West Silver Street
El ko,  NV 89801

Please note on the envelope either “SAR Application”.

 
                             * Active membership requires finger  printing and is conditional on passing a federal background check and a peer-group review. 
            Although ESCAR is attached to the Sheriff's Office, SAR members are neither required to qualify for, nor provide armed/unarmed law enforcement services.