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Lake County SAR covers 1200 square miles and trains on a weekly basis in all areas of study to help in the aid of rescue, such as: high angle rescue, man‐tracking, mechanized, boats, ice‐rescue, incident command, horse use, K‐9 tracking, avalanche rescue, mapping, navigation, and lost person behavior. We take pride in the skills of professional conduct, logical thinking, and quick decision making when it comes to deployment of resources at our disposal. The volunteers of the Lake County SAR are always training and planning for our next mission. The unit consists of 40 members and 8 specialty teams Members of our Lake County SAR meet twice a month for training.  All members are encouraged o show up for board meetings and business meetings search and rescue team train bi‐monthly in a variety of life‐saving skills. Specialty teams include Tracking, Incident Command, Boats, Swift Water Rescue, Mechanized (snow and land), and High Angle Rescue.  We pride ourselves on being professional volunteers committed to the team and Lake County.  Other training may include ice rescue, wilderness first aid, GPS and land navigation, self reliance / survival.

Our members are trained in the use of ATV’s, snowmobiles, avalanche response, boat operations, river rescue operations, and tracking.   Our training and expertise in these skills prepares us for the unexpected. Beyond certifications and training, our SAR volunteers have a lifetime of experiences that are critical for their mission completion.

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Print the application and bring it by a SAR meeting Thursdays at 7:00pm.  Meet some of the team members and see our facilities and equipment. 

You will need to pay a $10.00 application fee.  This fee is used to cover the background investigation conducted by Lake County Sheriff’s Office. 

Once your application and fee are submitted you may start attending regular meetings and trainings; however only team members are permitted on mission call outs. 
Once your background investigation is cleared; you will be invited to a formal interview with the SAR board of directors. 

Completion of the background and interview is only the beginning for new SAR members.  The more you participate in meetings and trainings, the more you will learn the greater benefit you will be to the team, Lake County, and the State of Montana. 

Bring your unique skills or let SAR train you for general membership and one or more of our specialty teams.