Silverton Medical Rescue

Silverton Medical Rescue Silverton Medical Rescue is one of the first combination EMS and Search & Rescue teams. We also boast the highest mean elevation in the country at 11,240 feet.

We boast the highest mean elevation in the country at 11,240 feet serving San Juan County. Silverton Medical Rescue (nonprofit, 501(C)(3)) is one of the first combination EMS and Search & Rescue teams in the State of Colorado, which affords us the ability to provide the highest level of emergency care possible in both the town of Silverton and the austere environment of San Juan County. Our county

covers 388 square miles (1005 sq km) of some of the most remote and dramatic terrain in the contiguous United States, of which Silverton (population 637) is the only incorporated town. We provide an advanced continuity of care from the field to the hospital, and this standard has yielded incredible patient outcomes. This unique framework of mountain rescue-emergency care has proven to be the most effective model of emergency medical services San Juan County has ever had. With our incident types ranging from everyday lift-assists and cardiovascular compromises to backcountry motor vehicle accidents and alpine rescues, our personnel must be ready to respond to and manage an uncommon range of scenarios. This model requires an incredible amount of training for our staff - not only requisite medical expertise, but also extensive backcountry rescue training such as avalanche rescue, swift-water rescue, technical rope rescue, helicopter operations, and other advanced search and rescue techniques.

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“Our mission is to provide the highest quality of emergency care for San Juan County through education and training with the highest degree of integrity, quality, and consistency."

05/30/2026
Whitewater training with the team 🌊
05/30/2026

Whitewater training with the team 🌊

Free hot dogs! 10-2pm today. Come support the town and clean up for some free snacks. Yeehaw 🤠 1450 Greene StSilverton, ...
05/29/2026

Free hot dogs! 10-2pm today. Come support the town and clean up for some free snacks. Yeehaw 🤠

1450 Greene St
Silverton, CO

Full Time Staff at SMR make all the difference. Each of them are expected to AIC any given call, run Operations or Medic...
05/26/2026

Full Time Staff at SMR make all the difference. Each of them are expected to AIC any given call, run Operations or Medical Lead or any given leadership position on any search and rescue mission, and drop in to patients anywhere and at any time.

Our full time staff has the expectation to not only train EMS, but also SAR just as equally — and that is what makes our team unique. Austere mountain medicine is our specialty, and we are no strangers to making it work when things get tough. Our full timers have to constantly grow and teach, and that is why we appreciate them.

Thank you to our community for the ongoing support as we have grown the years. Our team continues to excel and evolve as the mountains do. Cheers!

05/25/2026

Day 3 of Technical Rope Rescue Training and Refresher: Edge Transitions, High-angle systems, Rappelling and Belaying

05/22/2026

Day 2: SMR Technical Rope Rescue Workshop and Refresher

Mechanical Advantage, Steep Angle Litter Setup, Patient Packaging, Clutch system, Winch uphaul demonstration

How many rescuers does it take to save one patient? Thanks for the fun 🔥

Day 1 of SMR’s Technical Rope Rescue Refresher:Knots, anchors, lowering systems and backcountry loweringAKA, team fundam...
05/18/2026

Day 1 of SMR’s Technical Rope Rescue Refresher:
Knots, anchors, lowering systems and backcountry lowering

AKA, team fundamentals. Thanks for the fun 🚑🩺

Practice, practice, practice. Technical rope rescue skills are a major part of our skill set at SMR, and we have the cap...
04/26/2026

Practice, practice, practice. Technical rope rescue skills are a major part of our skill set at SMR, and we have the capacity to access patients over the edge, off the highway, in the backcountry, anywhere. Plus, we offer ALS anywhere, anytime. How cool is that?

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PO Box 493
Silverton, CO
81433

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