The Allegheny Mountain Rescue Group has neither the resources nor the intent to replace any of the services of established rescue squads, fire departments, or law enforcement agencies. We provide specialized management, search and rescue, canine, and wilderness services, especially in rugged terrain and adverse weather conditions.
We will help law enforcement agencies with certain tasks, such as collection of evidence or search and recovery of crime victims in wilderness areas. However, we will not be involved in the direct apprehension of criminals.
Allegheny Mountain Rescue Group, station 582, is the largest Search & Rescue team in Western Pennsylvania and we provide a wide variety of search services. We also funcation as the main coordinatiing for other regional search assets. We are the one departement call to make to connect with a SAR speciallist who can help coordinate all of the appporiate speciallty SAR assests available in area.
If you are a state or local agency in need our assistance contact us at:
Emergency Dispatch
Allegheny County 911 (412-473-3056)
When you call, explain the incident and ask for Station 582, Allegheny Mountain Rescue Group. The 911 Dispatcher will take your information and alert the team. An AMRG search manager will contact you shortly to determine the resources and type of response required.
AMRG only works at the request of an authorized agency, including local Police or Fire Department, State Police, County Emergency Management Agency, or Park Superintendent. We can not be activated directly by family members or friends.
AMRG is a versatile resource, offering:
- ground searchers
- Search dog teams
- Cadaver/HRD dogs - including water HRD dogs that can work from boats
- VRSR swiftwater rescue team specializing in water search
- Search and incident managers
- SARTopo mapping and incident plannig experts
- PA DoH QRS with wilderness medical personnel
- Rope rescue and patient wilderness evacutation technicians
- Cave rescue
- Wildland fire support crew
AMRG is a member of the Allegheny County Child Abduction Response Team (CART) and we coordinate the response of all volunteer SAR resources for the CART.
AMRG's volunteer search-and-rescue (SAR) specialists have been responding to calls from responsible authorities (RAs) since 1985. We work closely with the Allegheny County Police and have worked with many county, municipal, and state officials, police and fire departments throughout Region 13, including Allegheny, Butler, Beaver, Lawrence, Armstrong, Washington, Westmoreland, Fayette, Green, Indiana, Mercer, Somerset, Cambria and Venango Counties and the surrounding areas.
Early in a search, we can respond with a quick response team consisting of highly trained field teams and, when requested, search management personnel. In the case of a growing, already initiated search, we can offer an escalated response, thanks in part through our affiliations with the Pennsylvania Search and Rescue Council and our mutual aid partners. In all cases, we respond with the resources and at the level that you request.
AMRG never charges for our SAR services.
AMRG does not search for lost or missing pets or other animals.
AMRG is fully insured.
Responsible Authorities and other public safety agencies are welcome to train with AMRG; please check the current AMRG Training Schedule.
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