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Each team member is selected for his/her physical capabilities, maturity, and willingness to respond at a moment's notice in emergency search and rescue situations. Team members must hold a current Emergency Medical Technician license and usually must live within fifteen or twenty minutes response time of the station where they serve. In addition to Academy Training, Search and Rescue Team members undergo extensive mountaineering training.

  

 

The Search and Rescue Teams function as the Sheriff's Department's official emergency response unit that provides services to those citizens who become stranded, lost, or injured in the mountainous areas of Los Angeles County.

 

Search & Rescue Teams

  • Altadena
  • Avalon
  • Crescenta Valley
  • Lancaster
  • Malibu Lost Hills
  • San Dimas
  • Santa Clarita
  • Temple
  • There is also a Search & Rescue team at the Sierra Madre station comprised exclusively of LASD Civilian Volunteers.

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 NOTE: Applicants who are ONLY interested in Search & Rescue and would not be interested in working patrol after graduation from the Level II academy should apply to and gain acceptance from the local S&R team before entering the academy.


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