Friends of Summit County Search and Rescue (FSCSAR) - Similar companies

Friends of Summit County Search and Rescue, FSCSAR is an organization solely focused on supporting the safety and wellbeing o ... f our all volunteer team members as they go into the wilderness in service of residents or visitors to Summit County who find themselves in distress. The SAR function is to preserve life and/or recover victims who have been lost or injured outdoors anywhere in Summit County, this activity takes place principally in, but is not limited to the Unita Mountains. Summit County is a land area of 1,882 square miles, which is an area about the size of the State of Delaware. The mean elevation of SC is 8,300’ with the highest point at about 13,500’. The close proximity to the Salt Lake Valley provides in excess of 250,000 visitors each year to the Unita Mountains resulting in Nat Geo listing the forests of SC as one of the ten most deadly forests on Earth. FSCSAR is 100% funded with donations and has no paid personnel. read more