Want To Help Powell County Search and Rescue?
There are several ways to do it!
Powell County Search & Rescue is a 501c3 non-profit organization working in the Red River Gorge Geological Area of the Daniel Boone National Forest. The volunteers of Search & Rescue spend hundreds of hours each year donating their time and talents to rescuing folks from cliffs and rugged terrain. Each rescue is unique and each person we rescue has a story to tell. We invite you to join with us in our mission of saving lives! You can become a valuable part of this effort by helping us accomplish what we are finding to be more and more difficult: funding these rescue missions from our own pockets.
Make A Donation
Powell County Search and Rescue is a non-profit, all volunteer organization funded entirely through individual donations, and fundraisings.
Become A Volunteer
There are many different roles and levels of support – you don’t have to be a world-class climber to provide an indispensable service to the search and rescue community.
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Please consider making IN-KIND material donations to Powell County Search and Rescue. Tax receipts based on the fair market value can be provided.
Who Are We?
We are an all volunteer, non-profit organization dedicated to aiding persons lost or injured in the back country of Red River Gorge, Kentucky.
Why Donate?
Your generous contribution to our non-profit organization is 100% tax deductible and could one day save your life or the life of a loved one.
Latest Search & Rescue News
Just call us the Holiday Cheermeister! 5 CommentsComment on Facebook Thank you so much โค๏ธ Powell County Search and Rescue we owe you Beautiful pictures Thanks for what everyone does. I used to frequent RRG so much when I lived in Lexington. โค๏ธ Phyllis L Goins Viviane Madden Janet Whaley David Blanchard ๐๐๐ฐ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐ก๐๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ญ๐จ๐๐ค.
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In the medical field, but also interested in the rescue side of things? Check out this incredible class put on by our sister agency Red STAR Wilderness EMS! 2 CommentsComment on Facebook Kendra Brooks Kim Shepherd Patrick ๐๐๐ฐ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐ก๐๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ญ๐จ๐๐ค.
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At 6:16 last evening we received a call about a couple and their dog who were stuck near Cove Shelf Arch off Nada Tunnel Road. 20 CommentsComment on Facebook Thank you PCSAR! Great job PCSAR!! Thank You! Thanks for another great outcome and all y'all do to help keep others safe!!!! So thankful for these amazing Resuers. World class! Thank you for all that you do! Thank you for serving Great job I am so glad you guys do this. Thank you again for an awesome rescue! Thankful that everyone is ok๐ Good job ๐๐ป๐๐ป Thank you for keeping people safe! Someone else sleeps well tonight on your watch ๐๐ซถ What would that area do without this wonderful group Pre planned hikes are definitely safer. Thankfully the Gorge area has such dedicated volunteers to help those that find themselves in such a dangerous situation. At least they were smart enough to know they needed help. Thanks to folks like you for all you do. ๐๐๐ City folks ๐ I don't want to sound mean but I grew up up in the Gorge and my Dad taught his kids to know what to look for before we could go out walking in the Gorge we called it the rough places and we never had to be rescued. People need to know what they are getting in to. There's many very poisonous snakes that could kill people plus the rock cliffs that one could fall over and be killed. The gorge needs some more Charlie Lanes to tell people what could happen to people if they don't know what could happen to them like walking along the edge of cliffs or sitting on the edge of the bridges all it takes is one slipup to fall off the bridge. Harry Pfeiffer Sheri Sims Pam Rich Jane Rice Spurlock Brenda Mullins Charles Mccloud Glenda Hoffman Rick Leland Janet Lane Powell Glenda Bellamy Birch Gary M Thompson Jim Vann Betty Shannon Starlena Babb Penny Cline Viviane Madden Jeff Krahenbuhl ๐๐๐ฐ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐ก๐๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ญ๐จ๐๐ค.
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We love taking time to celebrate our community. There really is no place like home for the holidays!
Let the countdown to Christmas (and Hanukkah) begin! ๐๐
A great opportunity that doesnโt come around often.HAMR IS BACK! Join us in Stanton, KY March 11-15, 2024 for five days of instruction in the delivery of medical care in the wilderness high angle setting.
We're partnering with Red River Rescue for this hands-on course, with high cliffs and wooded trails as our classroom. Seats are limited to 12 individuals, and agency enrollments can be accommodated. To register, and for details, visit redstarmedical.org/hamr
The couple hiked up to the arch and did not feel comfortable finding their way back in the dark without appropriate lighting.
After speaking to the couple, we received their coordinates and team members were able to formulate a plan to retrace their steps along the trail from where they parked.
They couple stayed where they were so we were able to get to them relatively quickly. We provided helmets with head lamps and guided the couple back down the trail to their vehicle.
REMINDER: always be prepared with flashlights or back up phone batteries if you are going to be out in the woods. You never know when you may find yourself in a situation where itโs dark before you are able to make your way out!
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