Our Mission
Chaffee County Search and Rescue-North is a non-profit, all volunteer organization operating under the direction of the Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office. Our mission is to provide search and rescue services, as well as outdoor safety education, at no cost to the public.
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Ensure Colorado’s search and rescue
teams are reimbursed for your rescue.
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We are a 501(c)(3) organization, and all
donations are tax deductible.
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ATV Accident Near St. Elmo
On July 30th at 1725 hours the Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office received a call of an ATV accident on FS Road 295, which is in the St Elmo area. Deputies from the Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office and Chaffee County EMS responded to the accident.
SAR teams, chopper rescue hiker near Tabeguache
Chaffee County search and rescue teams and a helicopter rescued a hiker with severe injuries Thursday from above Browns Lake near Tabeguache Peak.
Search and Rescue logs busy week
Summer weather and visitors are beginning to tax volunteer-staffed Chaffee County Search and Rescue-North, which has responded to three dozen missions this year.
ARKANSAS RIVER RAFT ACCIDENT
On 06/27/17 at 2:27 pm the Chaffee County Communications Center was contacted in regards to a male who had fallen from a raft in Browns Canyon on the Arkansas River.
Chaffee County Search and Rescue responds to several incidents
Chaffee County Search and Rescue North helped three people involved in medical emergencies Tuesday at the Zoom Flume rapid in Browns Canyon National Monument and Wednesday at Browns Lake.
Donate to CCSARN
We are a 501(c)(3) organization, and all
donations are tax deductible.