What We Do
Rescue Specialties
Our volunteers train in technical rescue disciplines and respond alongside local fire, EMS, law enforcement, and emergency management.
Swift Water Rescue
Moving water is one of the most dangerous rescue environments. Our swiftwater-trained members respond to people stranded or swept away in rivers, creeks, and flooded low-water crossings.
Rescue Boat Operations
Our boat crews support water rescues, searches, and recoveries on area lakes and rivers. Our boat team earned Best Overall Large Boat Crew at the 2015 Arkansas Fire Boat School.
Dive Rescue & Recovery
Trained divers conduct underwater search, rescue, and recovery operations on the lakes and rivers of the area.
High Angle Rope Rescue
Using rope systems and specialized litters, our team reaches and safely evacuates patients from bluffs, ravines, and other steep or elevated terrain.
Auto Extrication
With heavy rescue tools, we stabilize, lift, and cut open vehicles to reach and free patients trapped after a crash.
Trench & Confined Space Rescue
Our members train in shoring and rescue techniques for trench collapses and confined space emergencies, where a fast but careful response is critical.
Wildland Search & Rescue
Ground search teams look for missing and lost persons in the woods and rugged terrain of the Ozarks, often working with neighboring search and rescue teams.
Drone Technology
Eyes in the sky. Heat-seeking search.
When someone is lost, every minute counts. Our squad operates a state-of-the-art thermal imaging drone that can pick up the heat signature of a missing person — in the dark, across open fields, along riverbanks, and in rugged terrain where ground teams move slowly.
From hundreds of feet up, our trained drone team can search ground in minutes that would take a ground team hours, streaming live video back to the command post so searchers are sent exactly where they’re needed.
Thermal imaging
Detects body heat day or night, when people are hardest to see.
Live video to command
Real-time aerial view for incident commanders and search teams.
Search mapping
Flights are planned and tracked on digital maps to cover every sector.
Rapid deployment
Launches from our response vehicles within minutes of arrival.
Hazardous Materials Response
Support for incidents involving hazardous materials, working alongside fire departments and emergency management.
Command Center Operations
Extensive incident command support to coordinate large-scale searches and multi-agency responses.
