Contra Costa Search and Rescue Team

If you missed May's orientation — June 4th at 7 pm is your next shot. After that, we're out until fall.

Contra Costa SAR is an all-volunteer unit under the direction of Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff’s Emergency Services Division. We respond to real calls: missing persons, technical rescues, multi-agency operations. The training is rigorous. The time commitment is real. The team is the kind that's hard to find anywhere else.

In Contra Costa County alone, 12 search and rescue missions were conducted in 2025.

Orientation is required before receiving an application. Come see what the work looks like. Ask hard questions. Membership is open to ages 14 and up. You don't need a resume full of backcountry experience — you just need to show up ready to learn and genuinely want to help. Fill out an interest form to attend.

👉 https://www.contracostasar.org/join-the-team

Meet some of the team members from the Contra Costa Search & Rescue Team. Part 1…