Mission

1. To educate Public Safety Agencies (Police, Fire and Emergency Medical Services) and Office of Emergency Management of the crucials of search & rescue.
2. To assist local governments to reduce occurrences of unsuccessful searches.
3. To cooperate with the NJ Attorney General’s Office, NJ State Police Missing Person’s Unit, and County Office of Emergency Management in dissemination of awareness and information regarding search & rescue teams in New Jersey.
4. To cooperate with government agencies and other interested organizations in identifying the need of search & rescue organizations and planning to meet them.
5. To foster and promote mutual aid agreements and assistance between search & rescue organizations.
6. To publicize the existence of search & rescue teams so an appropriate resource may be best deployed when a search occurs.
7. To promote and conduct public education concerning outdoor recreation safety with a view to reducing the incidence and severity of searches.