Frequently Asked Questions

The mission of Sanders County SAR is to provide exceptional emergency services, promote community safety, and enhance the quality of life for all residents.

T+00 – 911 is called

T+01 - Dispatcher consults with Sheriff, determines whether SAR call out is warranted.

T+10 – Sheriff makes call out determination, dispatch contacts SAR board member to alert to situation.

T+11 – SAR Board member alerts area director and determines which teams need to be called

T+15 – Area director briefs Hasty team members on mission parameters.

T +20 – Other required teams notified, directed to muster at SAR barn.

T+20 – Hasty members deploy to incident area and begin search operations.

T+40 – Other team members brief and deploy from SAR barn with all required rescue equipment.

T+20+Travel Time – Area director arrives at incident location as initial incident commander (IC).

T+1 Hour – Initial IC communicates additional requirements to SAR Board member acting as overall IC.  Additional necessary equipment gathered and loaded.

T+1 Hours+Travel to Incident Location– Required SAR teams arrive at incident location, briefed by IC and deploy.

T+TBD – Search and Rescue mission conducted.

T+TBD – Patient(s) medically stabilized, packaged for movement and transported to incident command location or landing zone (LZ).

T+TBD – Patient evacuated by ground or air ambulance, as required.

SAR team members debrief at incident location

T+TBD – SAR team returns to SAR barn, cleans and repacks equipment, ready for next mission

Mission Complete

Sanders County SAR is primarily funded through local taxes and government grants. We also receive donations from community members and businesses.

Our response times vary depending on the location and nature of the emergency. However, we are in action within 1-5 minutes of receiving the call. -See "What happens when SAR gets called."