Search and Rescue Teams of Warren County

09/17/2026

06/21/2026

While conducting our monthly training today, our team was approached by a distraught mother, tearfully reporting that she couldn't locate her adult, at risk son. He was last seen in Blairstown at a location that was less than a quarter mile from where we were training. Our members immediately initiated search protocol beginning with gathering information about the missing subject and the young man was located safely within minutes! Good job all!
Afterwards K9 Redd cooled off with a good head dunking!

04/28/2026

In Search and Rescue, the most influential leaders are often the ones you never hear coming.

They’re the teammates who double‑check knots without being asked, who steady a new member’s nerves with a calm “you’ve got this,” and who model professionalism on every mission, training, and callout. Their leadership isn’t loud—it’s lived.

Silent leadership is powerful in SAR. It shows up in the volunteer who trains until the skill is muscle memory, not for recognition but because someone’s worst day may depend on it. It’s the field team leader who reads the terrain, the weather, and the team’s stress level with equal clarity. It’s the mentor who lets a controlled mistake become a learning moment, knowing that real confidence is built through experience, not lectures.

As professionally trained volunteers, we all have the opportunity to be that invisible mentor:

• The one who leads by example
• The one who shows up prepared
• The one who builds others up
• The one who strengthens the culture quietly, day after day

If you were shaped by someone like that, carry their lessons forward.
If you are someone like that, know that your impact reaches farther than you realize.

Silent leadership doesn’t seek applause—but it shapes every successful mission.

Be the mentor you once needed. Lead when no one is watching. That’s how we build stronger teams, safer operations, and a more resilient SAR community.

04/25/2026

A few more pics from our 2nd annual Search and Rescue Me 5K fundraiser!!

04/25/2026

Video of runners on course at our 2nd annual Search and Rescue Me 5K run/walk!

04/25/2026

Videos of runners on course at our 2nd annual Search and Rescue Me 5K run/walk!

04/25/2026

Some of our 2nd annual Search and Rescue Me 5K fundraiser finishers and medalists!

04/25/2026

Pics of runners and walkers on course at our 2nd annual Search and Rescue Me 5K fundraiser, a few of our volunteers and K9 Redd!

04/25/2026

Runner and walkers passing through the arch and heading out on course for our 2nd annual Search and Rescue Me 5K fundraiser!

04/25/2026

Thank you to everyone who came out to support our 2nd annual Search and Rescue Me 5K run/walk on this soggy day! (We promise we'll order a drier day for next year!)Thank you to our sponsors who helped make it possible! The race results and videos are up! Check them out here: https://my.raceresult.com/374536/results
More videos and pics coming soon!! 😁😁😁

Search and Rescue Me 5k 2026, 04/25/2026, Hackettstown, NJ