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Home Congratulations! You have found the Wilderness Rescue Team, Inc. web site. Hosts of the 2009 MASAR conference at Sunday River! The Wilderness Rescue Team is an all-volunteer, non-profit corporation that has been serving the people of Maine for more than 35 years. Our mission is to provide search, technical rescue, and medical services in wilderness areas throughout the state. Here are some highlights of our activities and affiliations: Since 1984, we have maintained a written Memorandum of Agreement with the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to provide medical and technical rescue services upon their request. We have been affiliated with Maine's Baxter State Park, Search and Rescue Team since 1976 and regularly train with them. Along with other SAR teams in the state, we provide on-site SAR services in the Park on summer weekends. This service involves positioning at least two, and preferably four, team members in the park who can rapidly respond to search, rescue, and medical emergencies. We maintain a verbal agreement with the Maine Department of Conservation, Bureau of Forestry to provide medical assistance to their fire suppression efforts during severe forest fires. We are a member of the Maine Association of Search and Rescue (MASAR). On average, the Wilderness Rescue Team responds to more than five wilderness emergencies each year. Although our responses are relatively few when compared with municipal emergency services, our skills and services fill a critical need. It would be difficult, if not impossible, for municipal emergency services to provide the types of search and rescue services that we provide. We spend a great deal of time training for the operations that we are asked to execute and are always ready to respond when called. One-third of the funding for the Wilderness Rescue Team comes from dues that are collected from our members. The other two-thirds of the funding comes from donations of cash, equipment, and services from independent individuals and organizations. Donations are critical to the success of our team. If you are interested in supporting our mission, please visit the Sponsorship section of this web site. This Wilderness Rescue Team web site is intended to serve our members and inform our visitors. Please enjoy your time here and do not hesitate to contact us via if you would like further information. Home  Archived Minutes  Administration  Operations  Training  Membership  Minutes  Sponsorship  Gear Swap  Members Only  Links  Photos Copyright © 1999-2008 Wilderness Rescue Team, Inc.    Terms of use.