Midland County Search and Rescue

05/06/2026

The heart of Midland is beating strong! Thank you for the incredible love and support for MCSAR during our first Give Local Midland. Your generosity means so much to us, and we’re proud to continue serving as a trusted resource for our community.

05/05/2026

Today’s the day—Give Local Midland is here!

If you’ve been meaning to support Midland County Search and Rescue, now is the time. Your donation today directly funds the training and equipment our all-volunteer team relies on to respond when it matters most.

Emergencies don’t wait—and neither can we. We’re asking for your support right now to help us stay ready.

Please give today and share this post to spread the word: https://www.givelocalmidland.org/organizations/midland-county-search-and-rescue

Thank you for standing behind your local search and rescue team.

05/04/2026

Just one more day!

Please consider supporting Midland County Search and Rescue tomorrow, May 5, during Give Local Midland. Your contributions help cover essential training and equipment costs for our all-volunteer team.

We hope you never need our services—but if you do, we’ll be ready.

Join us this Give Tuesday and help keep our team prepared.

https://www.givelocalmidland.org/organizations/midland-county-search-and-rescue

05/03/2026

MCSAR had a busy weekend of training with two members completing their SARTECH II field testing in Lapeer and the rest of the team completing training exercises with the Midland County Sheriff’s Office Dive Team and reserve deputies.

Training and equipment costs $$! Consider supporting the team during Give Local Midland on Tuesday May 5th!

MCSAR is an all-volunteer organization, reach out if you’d like to learn more!

05/03/2026

Best of luck to Mike and Ben on the field testing today!

Update: Congratulations to our newest SARTECH II's!

Good luck to our members challenging their SARTECH II field testing today!

05/02/2026

*Drill in progress*

Stratford Woods Park

On Saturday, May 2, 2026, from 9:00 a.m. to approximately 1:00 p.m., the Midland County Sheriff's Office Dive Team and the Midland County Search and Rescue team will conduct a joint training exercise at Stratford Wood Park in the City of Midland.

Joint exercises help ensure different resources available to the public can come together and work effectively when called upon.

04/10/2026

We are part of Give Local Midland so come out on May 5th and show your support for the community!

We are excited to announce that we have established an endowment fund at the Midland Area Community Foundation thanks to a generous donation from a local supporter. This fund will allow us to grow donations to train, equip and support our team of volunteers so that we are there when you need us.

04/04/2026

Yep, it was a bit wet out there this morning. We train in the rain because we respond in the rain. It’s always good to see how good your gear handles whatever Mother Nature throws at you!

We spent the morning doing area and route searches to help prepare our members heading to FUNSAR in Lapeer soon.

03/15/2026

Per the current training schedule, just a quick reminder that our upcoming General Membership meeting on Thursday March 19th at 7 pm will be held at the Midland County Jail conference room, 101 Fast Ice Blvd, Midland, as the LEC conference room is unavailable. Please park in the north parking lot and enter through the main entrance.

Training topic is a map desktop exercise. We will review topo map features; true, magnetic, and grid North; and how to plot coordinates, measure distance, and establish bearings on a map. Please bring your compass, ruler, pencil, and map grid readers if you have them.

03/07/2026

*Drill in progress*

The Midland County Search and Rescue team is conducting a drill this evening in the Midland City Forest.

Night drills are an important part of training, ensuring rescue personnel are prepared to meet the unique challenges posed during low light searches. Day or night, we are prepared to respond should the need arise.