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Over 50 years old and still going strong.
FLATHEAD LIFESAVING &
RESCUE ASSOCIATION, circa 1948
The first rescue
association in the nation to have
mounted, water, and air resources. |
The
history of Flathead County Search and Rescue Search and
Rescue started in 1947 with a general call for
volunteers to assist with a search for a lost boy. The
organization was started by the then Sheriff, Dick
Walsh. After the boy was found, Dick Walsh asked those
who helped, to leave their phone numbers in case they
were needed again, and they were.
From that informal beginning Flathead Search and Rescue
was born. The organization fell by the wayside for a few
years, but in 1950 it was revived and has been going
strong ever since.
Search and Rescue started out in a private home with a
telephone and a base radio. Through the years the
operating costs have been covered by a small mill levy,
donations, memorials, and fund raisers. The organization
has grown into a highly specialized team, covering
everything from water rescue, snow and technical rock
rescue, medical specialty, county disaster, evacuation,
and emergency medical assistance.
Flathead Search and Rescue also provides medical
assistance for various community functions.
Due
to the sheer size of the county, approximately 50 years
ago Flathead Search and Rescue split the county and
North Valley Search and Rescue was born. Although each
unit is responsible for their own section of the county,
both teams rely on each other and work together when
needed.
FCSAR's "half" of the county is compromised of 1728
square miles, 225 miles of creeks and rivers and 70
lakes.
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