Hawaii SAR CON

02/09/2026

SWIFT WATER RESCUE: Report of truck with a male within stuck in the river at Honokohau Valley. The male is unable to get out. Ladder 3/MPD/ Rescue 10 are responding.

07/18/2025

07/16/2025

“Search and rescue in the United States is 99% volunteer,” Chris Boyer, the executive director at the National Association for Search and Rescue, said. Without federal help or state capability, our current system “offloads everything to the volunteer.”

https://thebarbedwire.com/2025/07/12/texas-flood-volunteers-fema-climate-change/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR57AlKx773qaDEjUl4s-HWQGa7_YDba1Wi2kJI_s0riPdmVgKx5Q-NiuBIbng_aem_QM3buv4t6T7OLSU6F1Aaaw

Thanks to climate change, harsher flood events will require more rescue operations, resources, and rebuilding. But the current system “offloads everything to the volunteer,” says Chris Boyer, the executive director at the National Association for Search and Rescue. “The feds say ‘it’s not ...

07/16/2025

SARCON 2025 is THIS Friday and Saturday, July 18-19, 2025!

Don't worry! It's virtual, so you don't have to worry about last minute travel. Just log in from wherever you are at!

There are still some tickets left, but don't delay!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sarcon-2025-tickets-1362104444059?aff=oddtdtcreator

03/22/2025

03/22/2025

Looking for a conference that doesn't require you to travel? Want to learn from experts in the field of SAR?

Save the date for the Virtual NASAR Virtual SARCON 2025 coming July 18-19, 2025*!

*Registration and agenda to be released as we get closer to the date.

03/22/2025

Learn more about tracking and reading sign as a part of our education programs, such as FUNSAR, or take your training to the next level with our Tracking Certification.

www.nasar.org

04/18/2024

Here is the Maui Fire Departments after action report. Please share what you learn in the comments! 🙏🏽🤙🏽

https://www.mauicounty.gov/DocumentCenter/View/146279/2023-Wildfire-After-Action-Report?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0BMQABHTHe-ZjDcFAMbtY-ndKB5yykKns3SodFt0GKa9R_7nNIQgkPJdBfeX-zdA_aem_AdM4gyQSzIG-Cyenlf_GApAlV9lRM8-XmDSpNNoxi6_ZUCjCRxdCsDRISLL_bBNFbqs

04/18/2024

$79M Wildfire Mitigation and Recovery investment!

https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/biden-harris-administration-announces-79-million-president-bidens-investing-america?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0BMQABHYI56HkrMRhnq13Yi-DWeZB6k5RL9YxjaXMwhbBEGDbyoVWB4nt5t_HLMg_aem_AdMughHfK86l47JAUsaxnfOK7FM2ve8961NjW-ZqjuNMbFahs0Rtr30lCD4ZPNkSnmE

The Department of the Interior today announced $79 million from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to support wildland fire management. The funding will expand wildfire detection capabilities, reduce risk from wildfires, help rehabilitate burned areas and enhance radios and other techno...

04/18/2024

Here is the report from Hawaii Attorney General on the Lahaina wildfires.

Access Lahaina Fire Comprehensive Timeline Report Released by the Attorney General of Hawaiߵi