Fremont Search and Rescue reports 2025 activity, seeks volunteers as building work continues
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Summary
Fremont Search and Rescue told commissioners it responded to 18 missions in 2025, logged roughly 772 mission hours and thousands of training and outreach hours; the volunteer team described capabilities, funding sources, and ongoing building and storage challenges.
Fremont Search and Rescue presented its 2025 annual report to the Fremont County Board of Commissioners, outlining the volunteer team's structure, capabilities, recent missions and operational needs.
Commander Dustin Elliott and Captain Randy Sorge said the team is a volunteer nonprofit with about 26 members and Mountain Rescue Association accreditation. In 2025 the team responded to 18 missions (below its average of 27–30), logged about 772 mission hours, conducted 3,715 hours of training, and spent over 2,200 hours on public events and outreach. Elliott and Sorge described technical capabilities (high-angle rope, alpine, swiftwater, canine air-scent, UAV/drone) and noted that state funding increases tied to license-plate and fee allocations have helped sustain the team.
Speakers said the team faces challenges including finding training time for volunteers who have full-time jobs, vehicle and equipment storage distributed among members, and construction delays on a planned dedicated facility due to a groundwater issue. They asked residents to consider volunteering and described the application and meeting process for prospective members.
Commissioners thanked the team for their service and noted the high level of time commitment and expertise volunteers provide to county search-and-rescue efforts.
