Alaska Search and Rescue Association

12/15/2025

Folks! Any donation to ASARA received by year's end will be matched up to $50,000 by an anonymous donor.

Please think about supporting ASARA at this time, and as 2025 comes to a close.

03/18/2025

Chuck Springer Recognition Award

After serving as ASARA President from 2005 – 2007 Chuck has continued to contribute to the ASARA mission. The ASARA Officers elected to present Chuck with this plaque recognizing his efforts to support all ASARA member organizations.

THANK YOU for providing continued support to volunteer organizations that provide search and rescue efforts across the State of Alaska.

11/29/2024

As we approach the Holiday Giving Season and express thanks for all we have, help support our search and rescue folks around the state by donating to the Alaska Search and Rescue Association. Any donation will be matched up to $15,000.00 by a very generous donor. Donations can be made at alaskasar.org. Donations are used to provide training and equipment to our members around the state.

Welcome to ASARA

01/04/2022

The ASARA Board of Directors would like to thank all of you that have donated to the ASARA General Fund in 2021. With the matching grant we were able to bank ~ $30k to go toward training of ASARA members. A special thanks to the Jim and Vicki Jansen Foundation for their generous donation and John Rodgers for making that possible.

03/24/2021

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02/11/2021

14 deaths across the United States in the first 10 days of February, including three here in Alaska, highlight the dangers associated with avalanches. In an average year there are between 20 and 30 deaths nation-wide in an entire winter season. Please be careful out there. ASARA extends our heartfelt condolences to the families, friends, and everyone impacted by these tragedies.

02/07/2021

After verifying your eligibility (http://dhss.alaska.gov/dph/Epi/id/Pages/COVID-19/VaccineAvailability.aspx ), use the link below to find a clinic/provider in Alaska to get a COVID-19 vaccination.
https://myhealth.alaska.gov/clinic/search

Additional Information: Currently eligible persons include: Alaska residents that are 65 years and older Healthcare Workers as per the state guidelines All persons eligible during previous tiers Please visit the state website for more eligibility clarification. Fred Meyer #017 (Soldotna, Alaska) Mod...

02/05/2021

AST’s Anchorage-based SAR helicopter provided avalanche assesssment support from Mirror Lake Middle School on February 3rd, 2021 during an avalanche recovery operation just below Bear Mountain in Chugiak, Alaska.

https://www.cnfaic.org/accidents/27764/?fbclid=IwAR3o1VJUMH5BR4WkWET7PazmqaeawtG-di-lmUIWmY8kAzUOaM3DiF4tOUs

01/31/2021

On January 29th, ASARA President Jim Mullin and AMRG Vice President Mark Miraglia presented a two-hour virtual training session on avalanche safety and awareness to the Blackhawk Troop (Cavalry), U.S. Army, on JBER. The unit reached out to AMRG via the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center. The training helped them understand the complexities of operating in avalanche terrain and the training required and available from the civilian sector to mitigate avalanche risks in peacetime training and recreational environments and provide a basis for them to understand how to compare the risks under combat conditions.