Welcome to SAR Alberta
SAR Alberta is the provincial association for volunteer search and rescue within the province. Its mission is to assist search and rescue team in their efforts to provide a superior and dedicated level of service to the people of Alberta.
Seach and rescue in Alberta began in the early 1990's as a grassroots
response to an identified need for trained people to look for lost individuals in wilderness settings.
Today, it is estimated that Search & Rescue Alberta provides over $2.5 million annually in infrastructure support - support of regional police, fire, emergency response, security, first aid - functions throughout the entire province, all provided by volunteers. Search & Rescue Alberta is 100% volunteer organized and run.
Search & Rescue Association of Alberta is a non-profit organization comprised of more than 1,240 volunteer members in 6 regions and 39 teams, responsible for ground and inland searches under the jurisdiction of the police within all regions in Alberta.
About SAR Alberta
Search and Rescue in Alberta began in the early 1990s as a grassroots response to an identified need for trained people to look for lost individuals in wilderness settings.
Today, it is estimated that Search & Rescue Alberta provides over $2.5 million annually in infrastructure support - support or regional police, fire, emergency response, security, first aid - functions throughout the entire province, all provided by volunteers. Search & Rescue Alberta is 100% volunteer organized and run.
Search & Rescue Association of Alberta is a non-profit organization comprised of more than 1,240 volunteer members in 6 regions and 38 teams, responsible for ground and inland searches under the jurisdiction of the police within all regions of Alberta.
Value Statement
• WE treat each other honestly, fairly and with respect
• WE are on the same team working together toward common goals
• WE share information, responsibility and decision making
• WE acknowledge that different opinions are inevitable and necessary - everyone has the right to be heard
• WE align group and individual needs to achieve results
• WE recognize, reward and value each other
• WE honour our word
• WE hold each other accountable
• WE are responsible for our own and other's safety - we build it in to all that we do
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