1、 https:/crsreports.congress.gov January 19, 2022Federal Land Management Agencies: Search and Rescue (SAR) OperationsEach year, thousands of visitors to federal lands require the assistance of search and rescue (SAR) services. SAR operations take place in a wide range of environments and conditions a
2、nd can include brief searches of buildings, medical assistance on trails, or more significant multiday aviation and maritime rescue efforts. This CRS product provides an overview of SAR operations and policies across the four federal land management agencies: the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Nat
3、ional Park Service (NPS), and Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), all within the Department of the Interior (DOI), and the Forest Service (FS), within the Department of Agriculture (USDA). What Is Search and Rescue? According to the National Search and Rescue Plan of the United States (NSARP), SAR cons
4、ists of operations “provided to assist persons and property in potential or actual distress in a non-hostile environment.” The NSARP is a voluntary agreement among several federal agencies, including DOI (although not USDA) that provides a uniform policy and guidelines for SAR services. The NSARP sp
