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Inland Search and Rescue
In 1956, with the publishing of the first National Search and Rescue Plan, the Coast Guard was designated the single federal agency responsible for maritime search and rescue and, likewise, the US Air Force was designated the single federal agency responsible for federal-level search and rescue for the inland regions. In order to meet the need for trained Coast Guard and Air Force search and rescue (SAR) Planners, the joint service National Search & Rescue School was established.
The Inland Search and Resuce Planning Course is located at USCG Training Center Yorktown. Directions to the base can be found here. This section contains information for the Inland Course Overview and the SAR Management Course along with Application Procedures, Sponsorship Requirements, and Contact Information below.
Class Schedules
Application Procedures
- Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, or other agency, including
Volunteer SAR Teams
- Download the application.
- Apply through your agency to the school. For example, NPS applies through Regional Employee Development Officer to Mather Training Center
- The school may contact your state SAR office to help with some selection decisions.
- For e-mail applications, a simple e-mail note with the following
information may be sufficient to start the process:
- Name
- Position/Title and Agency for your SAR duties
- Mailing Address
- Phone and fax numbers
- E-mail address
- Civil Air Patrol
- Apply through your Wing Training Office to
- CAP National HQ. CAP National HQ (CAP/DOS, 334-953-4905 / 4228) makes the final selection decisions for CAP.
- If you are "dual-hatted" (for example, local law enforcement and CAP), contact the school to determine your most appropriate attendance category and application route.
- Military
- Apply through your MPF Formal Training Office (or service equivalent) to request AETC or service-funded quotas.
- Contact the school so the faculty can work the quota process backwards, also.
- Important Maritime and Inland prerequisite information and instructions.
NOTE: This information is for students attending the Inland SAR Planning Course. The Maritime SAR Planner Course is designed specifically for persons working in maritime Rescue Coordination Centers and attendance is generally restricted to those personnel.
Submit application information via either fax to 757-856-2242 or e-mail TCY-PF-InlandSAR@uscg.mil
Sponsorship Requirements
Are you sponsoring an upcoming National SAR School course in your state? Please download and review our Sponsor Requirements and Student Selection Guidance.
Contact Information
| Mailing address: Commanding Officer (tsar) National Search and Rescue School Attn: Inland SAR USCG Training Center Yorktown, Virginia 23690-5000 |
EMail: TCY-PF-InlandSAR@uscg.mil |