Colorado Search and Rescue Board
PO Box 631452
Highlands Ranch CO 80163
E-Mail: csrb@coloradosarboard.org

The Colorado Search and Rescue Board

CSRB State SAR Coordinator Emergency Contact 800-593-2772

This number is for emergencies only and should only be used by authorized government agencies and search and rescue teams.

Members of the public should call the County Sheriff for Search and Rescue assistance.

CSRB Provides State Assistance in Search and Rescue Emergencies

The Colorado Search and Rescue Board is a Colorado non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation that provides a point of contact for search and rescue matters on a state level. The board works closely with the State Office of Emergency Management to fulfill several of OEM's statutory responsibilities regarding SAR. The CSRB maintains a roster of SAR resources throughout Colorado, and provides a Colorado Search and Rescue Coordinator, who is available 24 hours a day to assist local authorities in locating, and using additional or specialized resources. More specifically the Colorado Search and Rescue Board provides:

• Coordination of search and rescue services as requested by county sheriffs and others whose responsibilities include search and rescue.
• A time and place for search and rescue organizations to meet and exchange ideas.
• Education opportunities for the Colorado search and rescue community.

Charging for Search and Rescue

• CSRB Policy on Charging for Search and Rescue Services
• National Association of Search and Rescue Billing For SAR Position Statement
• Mountain Rescue Association Position Statement on Charging for SAR
• Golden, Colorado will no longer bill for recreationalists' rescues
• Golden to stop billing for rescues
• Billing for SAR Endangers Public
• Refusing SAR Help

Colorado Search and Rescue Fund

• Colorado Search and Rescue Fund
• CORSAR Card Fact Sheet

Current Issues

• Application For Enrollment on the Qualified Volunteer Organization List
• Certification of Volunteer Service in a Disaster Emergency

CSRB SAR Management Team

The CSRB has developed criteria to recognize individuals qualified to serve as Search and Rescue Incident Commander, Plans Section Chief, Operations Section Chief, Logistics Section Chief or Communications Unit Leader. These are individuals that could be requested by CSRB coordinators to fill roles in mutual-aid incidents at the request of the local authority. These criteria are being released now for comment, giving everyone the chance to make known their opinion of them, before they are implemented. Send your comments to both the CSRB listserver and to the CSRB at: csrb@coloradosarboard.org

Please review the document at this link: CSRB SAR Management Team

News Releases

E-mail List for the Colorado Search and Rescue Board

This e-mail list is intended for all search and rescue personnel in Colorado along with agencies using these resources and those interested in search and rescue.

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