Joe Carter
Vendor Support
Data Management
970-248-7310
joe.carter@state.co.us

Overview:
Responsibility for the Colorado Search and Rescue Fund lies with the Colorado Department of Local Affairs. It is administered out of the department's Northwestern Regional Office in Grand Junction and operates pursuant to C.R.S. 33-1-112.5. The fund was created in 1987 for the purpose of reimbursing political subdivisions and search and rescue organizations for the costs incurred in conducting search and rescue operations and to further provide funding for the purchase of search and rescue related equipment and training. The fund is not insurance and does not reimburse individuals.

The Department of Local Affairs is assisted with administration of the fund by a group of individuals making up the Search and Rescue Advisory Council. Members of the council are appointed by the Executive Director of the Department of Local Affairs. The council is comprised of individuals knowledgeable and interested in search and rescue in the State of Colorado. The council will have a minimum of eleven members and maximum of fifteen and at all times will have a minimum of three county sheriffs, and two members of the Colorado Search and Rescue Board. In addition, the director may request nominations from search and rescue teams, county commissioners, CORSAR card vendors, the Colorado Division of Wildlife, the Colorado Division of Parks and Recreation, hunters, fishermen, wildlife advocates, off-highway vehicle users, boaters, snowmobilers, backpackers, hikers, mountain bike riders, equestrians, and cross-country skiers.