About

King County Explorer Search & Rescue is a volunteer organization dedicated to assisting people in need through search and rescue operations, promoting wilderness safety, and fostering leadership, community, and personal development among our members.

We envision a community where people explore the outdoors safely and responsibly, where those in need of rescue receive rapid and compassionate assistance, and where members build skills, confidence, and lasting connections through service.

King County Explorer Search & Rescue was founded in 1954 as one of the first organized search and rescue teams in the country, and the first to accept youth members. The "Explorer" in Explorer Search & Rescue comes from ESAR's affiliation with the Boy Scouts of America Learning for Life program. King County ESAR still maintains a Post with the Boy Scouts of America but we are not as directly associated with Scouting as we once were. Today, we are the largest of seven member-units of King County Search & Rescue (KCSAR), and accept both adult and youth members each training season.