To Report Someone Lost, Missing, or Injured Call 911
KCSR is an all volunteer, non-profit organization, formed in 1991 at the request of the Kittitas County Sheriff’s Office. Our monthly meeting is the 4th Thursday of each month, meeting in Ellensburg on even numbered months and Cle Elum in odd months. The public is welcome!
KCSR’s mission is to provide personnel for Kittitas County Sheriff’s Office to conduct search, rescue, recovery, and evacuation operations, primarily within Kittitas County. KCSR does not act in any capacity except at the direction of the Sheriff’s Office.
The Kittitas County Sheriff’s Office
calls on KCSR for various types of missions, including:
KCSR is organized into 10 teams, each specializing in components of a SAR operation:
Before an individual can be Field Qualified they must meet a certain set of requirements. Trainees must be 14 years of age or older to join. Each new trainee is required to submit a background check, as required by the Kittitas County Sheriff’s Office.
If you have any questions about what we do or how to join, just hit the button below!
We are always open!
Just call 911 for emergency service!
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Kittitas County Search and Rescue is a 501c3, non-profit organization operating under the authority and jurisdiction of the Kittitas County Sheriff's Office, as defined in
RCW 38.52.400