NVSAR Members

Our professional volunteer members are expected to be ready to respond 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and 365 days a year. Since its inception, NVSAR members have spent thousands of hours honing their skills in all areas of rescue procedures including:

  • Man Tracking

  • Swift Water Rescue

  • K9 Tracking

  • Avalanche Rescue

  • Downed Aircraft ELT Tracking

  • Navigation

  • Lost Person Search

  • Helicopter Operations

  • High/Low Angle Ropes Rescue

  • Wilderness Emergency Medicine and Patient Evacuation

  • Backcountry Skiing and Snowmobile Rescue

  • CPR/First Aid & Medical Aid

how to Become a member

**The organization accepts new applications between October 8th - December 31st, 2024**

Step 1. Read and meet ALL requirements below.

Step 2. Review timeline and Membership documents below.

Step 3. Attend MANDATORY informational session on the 2nd Tuesday of October OR the 2nd Tuesday of November

Step 4. Submit your application to the organization. NOTE - you will receive the application at one of the informational sessions.

Thank you for your interest in North Valley Rescue Association! We are an all-volunteer search and rescue team.

Volunteers must be physically fit and are expected to provide personal equipment and supplies.  SAR missions are urgent and can happen at any time of the day or night. Applicants with dependents and/or demanding employment or school schedules should consider their level of flexibility in their home, work, or school schedule before applying.

Requirements

  • Be at least 18 years old 

  • Be a citizen of the United States  

  • Be a resident of Flathead County 

  • Have a valid Montana driver’s license 

  • Have a high school diploma or GED 

  • Pass a background check

You're always welcome at our General Meetings on the first Tuesday of the month at 7PM.

We are a little to the west of the Veterans Home - same driveway, but keep right through their parking lot and toward the river. There is a directional sign in their parking lot for us.

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Great turn out to this week night training. Jet boat operators, Swift water Rescue Technicians, older members and newer members. What a great night with some not so terrible weather 🌧️
Great morning for some river board training and jet boat training. Stay safe out there!
Spring into Safety coming up! Fun and free time for families!
Few more fun ones from last nights practice mission.
Check out this gang! Getting together, all dressed up on a week night for a practice mission. Down at the Blankenship bridge they discovered an unconscious female with a minor head injury from a slip and fall. Patient needed packaging and transport o
How do you spend your weekends? These folks and their K9s put in so much of their time and resources training and working. Head on over to https://flatheadk9.org/giving/ and show your support 🐕