Skagit Ground Search and Rescue

10/08/2026

So grateful for the opportunity to spend time with the students at NCTA!!

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09/09/2026

🚨 Last call for those who may be interested in joining our team of incredible volunteers 🚨 Join us TONIGHT at 6:30pm 11525 Knudson Rd Burlington WA - for an informative evening of what Skagit County Search and Rescue is all about! "SO THAT OTHERS MAY LIVE" 🛟🐕‍🦺🏔️⛺️🏞️🧭🧡

09/09/2026

Yesterday Skagit GSAR got a call to assist two hikers on Hidden Lake trail who were lost and couldn’t find their way back to the trail. This is the second call in this area in the last few weeks. In both cases the hikers were very unprepared for the conditions of the hike. Volunteers on the GSAR team were able to locate the parties, give them food and water and extra layers and guide them safely off the mountain.

Please make sure you research the hike you are taking and go prepared with the 10 essentials. And remember that conditions can be very different in the mountains and weather can change very fast.

09/04/2026

Skagit County Search Dogs were called to assist with a search of a missing person on Orcas Island on Wednesday. K9 Cricket was born on Orcas Island and was reunited with the husband of her breeder, Rochelle. Both Cricket and Sargent Peterson were excited to meet again.

||| FROM PEGGY WILSON ||| Two Skagit K9 teams responded to the search for Kent Sawyer today. K9 Cricket was born on Orcas Island and was reunited with her breeder Sargent Bryce Peterson, who was in charge of the search.  

08/28/2026

08/28/2026

Earlier this week, while most people would be sleeping, Skagit GSAR and Skagit Mountain Rescue Unit, Inc. answered the call to rescue and extract a rock climber who sustained a leg injury in a fall. With smoke, fog and under the darkness of night there were few other options. 100% professional volunteers 100% committed to serve our community.

Come out and learn more this weekend at the Clear Lake Safety Fair (tomorrow 8/29 from 10a-2p) Clear Lake Firefighters Association or join us at our upcoming SAR Academy info nights 9/2 or 9/9 at 6:30p 11525 Knudson Rd Burlington, WA.

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08/27/2026

Last evening, Skagit Ground SAR and Skagit Bay Search and Rescue conducted a joint training, mimicking real-life scenarios to better coordinate our ability to respond to missions. SBSAR covers 189-square miles of Skagit's inland waterways and relies on these 100% professional volunteers!

🛟 Interested in volunteering? Join us 9/2 or 9/9 at 6:30pm and hear more about our upcoming SAR Academy (11525 Knudson Road, Burlington WA) 🛟

You can also learn more about Skagit County Search & Rescue this Saturday 8/29 from 10-2 at the Clear Lake Safety Fair being hosted by Clear Lake Firefighters Association

08/11/2026

Are you ready to join something BIG?

Fall SAR Academy 2026 is soon approaching. Join us for an informal orientation night either September 2nd or 9th at 6:30pm. No experience necessary. What's in store? Wilderness medical training, first aid and CPR certification, land navigation, leadership development, personal growth, a rewarding professional volunteer experience and more!
TO SIGN UP go to: https://www.skagitemergencyvolunteers.net/

07/18/2026

Thank you to our volunteers for their continued dedication to their work! Thank you Skagit Valley Herald for highlighting the work we do! Thank you to our community for your continued support!

As Skagit County Volunteer Search and Rescue marks 60 years, volunteers from all six of the organization's specialized teams recently came together for a joint training exercise designed to prepare