Welcome to the Amherst County Search and Rescue (ACSAR) Website

AMHERST COUNTY SEARCH and RESCUE
ACSAR

MISSION:

Community Support :

ACSAR is supported by several local community organizations. Please visit our supporters page for more information.

TRAINING:
  Field Team Member and Field Team Leader training/certification,
      CPR,
      Wilderness First Aid,
      Land Navigation, 
      Communications,
      Short-term Wilderness Survival
     ACSAR trains to Virginia Department of Emergency Management (VDEM) Search and Rescue (SAR)  Standards.
ACSAR training focuses on:
Advanced training includes:
     Incident Staff,
     Incident Command (
Ground Operations)

Members may also be selected to attend the National Inland Search and Rescue School co-sponsored by the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Coast Guard

Amherst County Search and Rescue (ACSAR) is a professional volunteer organization providing Wilderness Search and Rescue responders and Search Management personnel to support law enforcement organizations and the Virginia Department of Emergency Management in the search for lost or missing persons, overdue aircraft, and other task as requested. Members respond throughout Virginia and areas outside of the Commonwealth as needed.
National Search and Rescue School