About the Corps
U.S. SARR Corps, a regional concept,
is an all volunteer civilian force serving Ohio, Pennsylvania, West
Virginia and beyond, wherever and whenever the need arises. Currently,
teams have been established in Columbiana, Mahoning, Jefferson and
Summit counties in Ohio. In Pennsylvania, teams are located in Lawrence
and Beaver Counties. Other County units are being added as
circumstances permit.
Research for forming a volunteer
search and rescue team began around 1970. In 1973, the unit was formed
under the name of Rescue 40, a search, rescue and disaster response
team. The unit was chartered in the state of Ohio in 1978. That same
year, it was chartered as a non-profit 501(c)(3) with the IRS. In 1985,
the unit was also chartered in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and
later, in 1996, in West Virginia.
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To better represent the goals of the unit, its name was changed to U.S. SARR – SRRC (Search Rescue Recovery Corps) in 2001. We added a second R to the name to signify the recovery function. In 2003, the name was further altered to U.S. SARR Corps – Search and Rescue, Recovery, to better represent a national effort.
Throughout its history, the unit has participated in numerous missing person events, as well as disasters. It has participated in seven child abduction cases over the years, the most recent occurred in Cleveland, Ohio in 2006. There have also been many high profile missing person cases over the years, such as the murdered university students from Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio.
The unit and its membership have responded to a number of disasters; the Armenian earthquake, mud slides in Puerto Rico, a missing college student caught in a flash flood in Texas, flash floods in Petersburg, West Virginia and Shadyside, Ohio and the tornado in Beaver County, PA. Unit members served as a team with the American Red Cross in the aftermath of hurricane Katrina in Waveland and Pearlington, Mississippi.
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Our Objective
SEARCH – To
provide efficient and effective response systems for the location of
unaccounted for or missing persons whether they are individuals who are
missing or many missing due to a disaster.
RESCUE – To
provide stabilization for the victim(s) including preparing and removing them from eminent danger to a place of safety.
RECOVERY – To complete the process by transporting the stabilized victim(s) safely to other recovery and extensive care resources.
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