CONTACT Cal-ESAR AT:

205 DeAnza Blvd., #30
San Mateo, CA 94402

Voice:
650-340-4779
[Call your local Sheriff for emergencies]

Fax:
650-618-1599

info@calesar.org

Join Search and Rescue!

 

California Explorer Search and Rescue

Cal-ESAR is an active volunteer search and rescue team that responds to searches and other emergencies throughout the State of California. We respond at the request of the State Office of Emergency Services. Cal-ESAR operates as a non-profit organization and is open to motivated young people ages 15 and up (14 and in high school) as well as adults.

 

Join us for summer training 2008!

 

NO EXPERIENCE REQUIRED!

(we’ll teach you what you need to know)

  • Outdoor Survival Skills
  • Wilderness Preparedness
  • Map and Compass Navigation
  • Radio Communications
  • Team Work
  • Leadership
  • First Aid
  • Search And Rescue Tactics

After successfully completing the entire summer training program, and after obtaining CPR and first-aid certifications, you will meet the team's minimum requrements to be deployed on real bay area searches.      

Cost of Training:

        $200 (1 weekend at Camp Cutter and 5 days at Yosemite)

Limited to the first 20 registrants. No late registrations accepted.

Please register early to assist us with planning.

$25 deposit required with registration, full fee due by june 18th. Fees are non-refundable and include meals for the week as well as training supplies. You will need to supply your own basic camping and hiking gear.

Schedule - All events are mandatory!

June 4th 7:30 - 9:00PM

Our Lady Of Angels School

1328 Cabrillo Avenue, Burlingame
July 18th 7:30 - 9:00PM Our Lady of Angels School
June 28th and 29th All day, overnight Camp Cutter - Santa Cruz Mountains
July 14th through 18th Noon on 14th through noon on 18th Yosemite National Park

For more information, please email: pr@calesar.org

Click here for a PDF version of this flyer.

California Explorer Search and Rescue (Cal-ESAR) is an active volunteer search and rescue team based in the San Francisco Bay Area that responds to searches and other emergencies throughout the State of California. We operate as a non-profit, youth organization open to young, motivated people ages 15 and up (14 and in High School) and adults.

More information on the unit, our history and purpose, as well as the description of our training schedule, is available via the menu to the left. Directions to the meetings and a map are available here.

Cal-ESAR is a resource of the California State Office of Emergency Services -- for more information on OES, and its role in fire, law enforcement, and search and rescue, click on the logo below.

Half Dome, Yosemite National Park

Yosemite National Park, one of our many search areas.