Showing up.
Ready to help.
Step into the classroom, out into the field, and behind the scenes with Champaign County’s volunteer search team.
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Ready for the terrain.
Cornfields, winter woods, and the coordination behind a search. A look at our field exercises and response work.
Joint search exercise
A joint search exercise in Douglas County.
Into the cornfield
Getting ready to search a cornfield.
Ready in every season
Winter practice at the University of Illinois Experimental Forest.
Coordinating the response
Search staging at the fairgrounds.
Practice that makes a difference.
From rescue knots and litter carries to water rescue practice at Homer Lake, these sessions put skills into action.
Learning together. Day and night.
Scenes from the November 2025 SAR Summit: classroom instruction, crew leadership, litter evacuation, water rescue, and searching after dark.
Searching after dark
Night search at the November 2025 SAR Summit.
Learning litter evacuation
Effective Litter Evacuation of an Injured Subject — SAR Summit.
Practicing the details
Effective Litter Evacuation of an Injured Subject — SAR Summit.
Water rescue techniques
Water Rescue Techniques — SAR Summit.
Training by flashlight
Night search at the November 2025 SAR Summit.
A shared purpose
Keynote address at the November 2025 SAR Summit.
Building better crew leaders
Crew leader training — SAR Summit.
Planning a cornfield search
Cornfield Search class — SAR Summit.
A good search starts with a plan.
Learning about lost person behavior and working through search management together.
Your neighbors. Your search team.
The volunteers behind the orange shirts, together after practice and out meeting the community we serve.
Be part of the next chapter.
Bring your willingness to learn. We’ll help you build the skills.