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King County Search and Rescue urges public preparedness, outlines volunteer-run response
Summary
Volunteers from the King County Search and Rescue Association briefed Duvall city leaders on operations, equipment, funding and local rescue hotspots, and asked for community support for recruitment, donations and signage at Cherry Creek Falls.
King County Search and Rescue Association volunteers gave a 40-minute presentation to the Duvall City Council on June 17, 2025, describing how the nine-unit volunteer association supports the King County Sheriff’s Office on wilderness, urban and evidence searches and asking for greater community support and clearer trail signage at Cherry Creek Falls.
The association’s communications director, Christine Nelson, said the units respond only when tasked by the King County Sheriff’s Office and that most of the organization’s funding comes from donations and grants. “We never charge for our services,” Nelson said. She described volunteers as “unpaid professionals” with training in search techniques, medical care and incident management.
Nelson outlined capabilities across the association’s units, including canine teams, 4x4 logistics, technical mountain rescue, ski-patrol search, and incident-command support. Josh Christman, a dog handler with King…
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