Quick Facts About NJSAR

• Does Not Charge for Service.
  
  
• Officially recognized as a state and county Emergency Management Resource.
  
  
• Operates on public safety radio frequencies.
  
  
• 45-55 unpaid professionals on-call 24 hours a day via pagers.
  
  
• Trained for year-round day or night searches in almost any weather condition.
  
  
• Members provide their own equipment and respond in their own vehicles.
  
  
• Owns trailers to carry search and rescue equipment, technical rope rescue
  equipment, and to serve as an on-scene base or office.
  
  
• Owns an extensive collection of detailed topographic and other maps of northern New Jersey and southern New York.
  
  
• Has responded to searches in northern New Jersey, southern New York,
  and eastern Pennsylvania.
  
  
• Provides mutual-aid to other SAR teams on prolonged or extensive searches.
  
  
• Relies entirely on donations or grants for funding.
  
  
  
  
  

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