Especially their organizing group, the Colorado Search and Rescue Association, which has had the role of coordinating statewide search and rescue operations and training for 53 years. That 2017 agreement tasked the Colorado Search and Rescue Association with establishing a statewide network of volunteers. An overhaul of funding at CSARLast year, the Colorado Search and Rescue Association coordinated responses to 142 incidents that involved multiple agencies. For 2026, the Colorado Search and Rescue Association budgeted $243,200 in revenue, with $100,000 of that coming from team membership dues. “It is likely that the Colorado Search and Rescue Association is going to end up working with CPW,” Trost said.

Source: Daily Sun April 10, 2026 18:35 UTC