Silver Star Search and Rescue

Silver Star Search and Rescue Silver Star Search & Rescue is a non-profit organization dedicated to wilderness and urban search and rescue in Southwest Washington and parts of Oregon.

Interested in joining our ranks? visit http://silverstarsar.org/membership.php for more information.

05/04/2026
05/02/2026

Give Big 2026 is open! Link is in the comments.

Please consider donating to our team!
05/01/2026

Please consider donating to our team!

Silver Star is made up entirely of volunteers, we have no paid staff members and are on call 24 hours a day. We have been providing search & rescue services for Clark, Skamania, and Cowlitz Counties for 60 years. We respond to wilderness and urban emergencies and perform

Over the weekend, 5 SSSAR members were able to attend a Washington State SAR Management Training in Puyallup, WA.It was ...
04/20/2026

Over the weekend, 5 SSSAR members were able to attend a Washington State SAR Management Training in Puyallup, WA.

It was a great training! Lots of stories from real scenarios to practice search management concepts we can utilize in the field.

Excellent class! Thank you Pierce County Explorer Search and Rescue for hosting! Good content, pacing, and practice. We encourage other SAR teams to spend some time with WASAR trainers.

From the oldest team in SW WA to the oldest team in the USA:Crag Rats  reach 100 years!Silver Star snow cat involved in ...
04/14/2026

From the oldest team in SW WA to the oldest team in the USA:

Crag Rats reach 100 years!
Silver Star snow cat involved in the 2006 Mt Hood mutual aid rescue with the Hood River Crag Rats. Congratulations to the oldest Mt. rescue team in the USA!

Founded in 1963, Silver Star is proud to be the oldest Search and Rescue organization in Southwest Washington.

Thanks to our donors, Silver Star Search and Rescue has been able to update our technical rope rescue gear. This last ac...
04/06/2026

Thanks to our donors, Silver Star Search and Rescue has been able to update our technical rope rescue gear. This last acquisition of locking carabiners, swivel pulleys, and rope bags completes our basic gear load for steep and high-angle rescues.

Thank you donors!

On Sunday, 3/23 SSSAR made our last planned snowmobile run of the season. We almost made it to Takhlakh Lake before we h...
03/23/2026

On Sunday, 3/23 SSSAR made our last planned snowmobile run of the season. We almost made it to Takhlakh Lake before we hit bare trail and had to turn around. We clocked in at 57 miles on this bluebird day. We already miss the ❄️

Great day training with Skamania County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue and SSSAR's technical rope teams. We’re hard ...
03/22/2026

Great day training with Skamania County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue and SSSAR's technical rope teams.

We’re hard at work refining our cross-team approaches to patient packaging, litter rigging, litter attending, haul teams, and twin tension systems rigging practices. Keeping those skills fresh!

Snow Camp 2026:SSSAR had their annual snow camp overnighter over the weekend. Participants snowshoe or snowmobile approx...
03/16/2026

Snow Camp 2026:

SSSAR had their annual snow camp overnighter over the weekend. Participants snowshoe or snowmobile approx 3.5 miles from Lone Butte Sno Park to The Placid Lake TH where we then build our snow shelters and have field training.

Generous grant from Clark County SAR, Inc. to fund Rope Rescue 1 & 2 Classes & the purchase of new rope rescue gear.Comi...
02/09/2026

Generous grant from Clark County SAR, Inc. to fund Rope Rescue 1 & 2 Classes & the purchase of new rope rescue gear.

Coming in June 2026: Our newest members (and not so new) will have the opportunity to participate in our Rope Rescue 1 Class with all our new gear!

Address

Camas, WA

Opening Hours

Monday 12am - 11:59pm
Tuesday 12am - 11:59pm
Wednesday 12am - 11:59pm
Thursday 12am - 11:59pm
Friday 12am - 11:59pm
Saturday 12am - 11:59pm
Sunday 12am - 11:59pm

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