Why Join?

​Joining the Mounted Search and Rescue Unit offers the opportunity to:

• Serve your community in a meaningful way

• Use your horsemanship skills for a greater purpose

• Train with a disciplined and mission-focused team

• Build confidence in yourself and your horse

• Support public safety and emergency response

• Participate in a proud tradition of mounted service

• Develop friendships with others who share a commitment to service

 

This unit is built on trust, professionalism, teamwork, and a willingness to show up when the community needs help.

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Our members combine horsemanship, field skills, teamwork, and a commitment to service in support of the Sheriff’s Office and the broader emergency response community. Whether searching trails, open space, rural areas, or difficult terrain, mounted personnel provide a unique and valuable resource when time, access, and visibility matter.

 

If you are looking for a meaningful way to serve, challenge yourself, and be part of a disciplined team with a proud tradition, we invite you to learn more.

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Who We Are Looking For

We welcome dedicated individuals who are dependable, team-oriented, safety-minded, and committed to public service

 

Ideal candidates are:

• Calm under pressure

• Willing to train regularly

• Able to work as part of a disciplined team

• Committed to safety and professionalism

• Respectful of chain of command and operational procedures

• Interested in serving the community

• Physically and mentally prepared for outdoor field conditions

 

Mounted members serve with their horse as an operational team. A suitable search and rescue horse should be calm, controllable, physically sound, and capable of working safely around people, vehicles, other animals, unfamiliar environments, and varied terrain.

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Mounted members should be prepared to maintain:

• A suitable horse and tack

• Reliable transportation for horse and equipment

• Personal field gear

• Readiness for training and potential callouts

• A high standard of horsemanship, safety, and judgment

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Horse and rider teams may be evaluated for suitability before participating in operational activities.​

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Basic Expectations

Members are expected to:

• Act professionally and respectfully

• Follow unit policies and direction

• Maintain safety as the highest priority

• Attend required meetings and training

• Keep personal equipment ready and serviceable

• Represent the unit and the Sheriff’s Office with integrity

• Support the mission of search and rescue and public service​

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Membership is a commitment to the team, the mission, and the community.

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How to Apply

Interested in joining or learning more?

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We encourage prospective members to contact us, attend an informational meeting, and speak with current members about the expectations, training process, and available roles. 

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Search and rescue requires commitment, humility, patience, and teamwork. It is not always easy, but it is deeply meaningful.

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If you are ready to serve your community, train with purpose, and become part of a dedicated mounted search and rescue team, we would be honored to hear from you.

 

Apply or submit you contact information below!