Who provides wilderness Search and Rescue (SAR) services in New Mexico?
SAR missions are conducted by non-paid volunteers under the authority of the State Police. There is a State statute known as the ‘SAR law’ that sanctions the system, and a document called the ‘SAR Plan’ that details it. The Incident Command System (ICS) is mandated for running SAR missions. • How does a SAR mission get started? Specially-trained State Police officers decide if the circumstances are appropriate for a SAR mission. If so, trained volunteers (labeled Field Coordinators) are called to manage the mission. They choose the management and field resources for the mission, and ensure that Planning, Logistics, and Operations are performed as required. • I would like a full-time job in SAR, can you help? Sadly, while we are frequently asked this question, we have not yet learned a way to quit our day jobs. There is exactly one full-time, paid Search and Rescue position in New Mexico, the “State Search and Rescue Resource Officer.” This position was filled by Rick Goodman until 2002
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- Who provides wilderness Search and Rescue (SAR) services in New Mexico?
