What We Do
We are a highly skilled team of volunteers who serve Utah County citizens and visitors.
Utah County Sheriff Search and Rescue volunteers are on call and available to respond 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, operating under the jurisdiction of the Utah County Sheriff’s Office.
Every year, team volunteers donate a collective 10,000 hours back to the community through rescue response, training, and education. They regularly hone their skills on the team and in their personal time.
Team Specialties
Not every rescue requires the same tools, terrain knowledge, or field skills. When Utah County Sheriff Search and Rescue needs specialized capabilities, the team relies on special teams with focused training and experience.
These specialties help the team stay useful across mountain terrain, snow, vertical systems, water, tracking, communications, and field support.
Mountain & Vertical
- Cave
- Mountain rescue
- Snow response
- Vertical rock rescue
- Vertical ice rescue
These teams support work in steep, exposed, and technical terrain.
Water & Ice
- Dive support
- Swiftwater
- Flat ice
- Open water
These specialties support incidents where water conditions add speed, cold, and technical risk.
Search & Field Support
- Tracking
- K9 support
- Medical
- Mass casualty support
- Communications and radio
- ELT and aviation support
- Singletrack motorcycles
- Fleet support
These capabilities help the team search efficiently, communicate clearly, and care for people in the field.