Fall 2020 Applicant Information Session
The date has been set for our Fall Applicant Information Session. If you are interested in joining IMSARU, check out the JOIN IMSARU tab on this page, and plan to attend the orientation on Thursday, September 17th, 2020 at 6:30 p.m. This one-hour session (held three times per year) will outline what it takes to be a successful volunteer in a Mountain Rescue Association search and rescue team. This orientation is a pre-requisite for applying to join IMSARU. Applications to join will be available at the end of this session.
Thursday September 17th at 6:30PM. 2519 Federal Way, Boise.
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Despite some smoke in the air, we had a great field training session today on navigation at the Upper Hulls Gulch Trailhead. After the training, a few members did some trash pick up. In addition to a couple bags of garbage, we retrieved a walloping 74 golf balls that had apparently been launched from the parking area. Please don't litter in the foothills, it's not nice!
Would have been a great day to get the drone up in the air.
The IMSARU Tech Team trains for more than just rescues off of cliffs and mountains. Sometimes steep, hilly terrain also requires ropes and special rigging to access and and rescue a subject. Today we spent some time refreshing our "steep angle" skills near Bogus Basin.
Here is a video from the Boise County Sheriff's Office on yesterdays rescue.
This is a search from yesterday, Aug 21st.
Great job guys!
Good job to all!
great team work
Great job everyone!
Photos from 124th Fighter Wing's post
We would like to thank the 124th Fighter Wing and especially the 124th Air Support Operations Squadron special warfare tactical air control unit, for inviting our rope rescue team to train with them. Mutual training can only enhance the services that we can provide to the citizens of Idaho.
Good training!
Accident provides a valuable lesson to anyone heading outdoors
Accident provides a valuable lesson to anyone heading outdoors
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Experienced outdoorsman broke leg but was fortunate to have team with himI have a question. I hike and climb off the trail peaks in Idaho. I have an emergency beacon and a backup person with my route drawn on a map and contact deadline. Who should they call in case of an accident? Will a local 911 operator in a different state be able to dispatch Idaho SRU?
Cute alert! Every now and then it's necessary for our four legged members to be hoisted in and out of helicopters. Here is a look at some of our newer K9s getting to experience being lifted in a harness for the first time.
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Good dogs!!
Did you know that the Idaho Mountain Search and Rescue Unit was officially incorporated in December of 1961? To this day we remain an all-volunteer, nonprofit organization that is dedicated to saving lives through search, rescue, and mountain safety education.
Check out this picture of some of our founding members and our very first vehicle! After a recent training, a few of our current members decided to pay them a little tribute.
Wow better truck than when I was there
In the first photo, I think that’s Fred Weber driving correct?
My grandpa & dad volunteered in the 70s & 80s. We had a bloodhound, they practiced eith her using all the kids in the family.
We presented our Navigation Program to members of Troop 673, Girl Scouts of Silver Sage. We did the classroom session on Friday, July 17th, and the hands on today July 20th. The Troop members were quick learners and had a good grasp of basic compass and map workings by the end of both sessions. We would like to thank the Troop of Service Unit 62 for inviting us to present this wilderness informational program.
Base-camp training near the High Bridge today! Thanks to all our members who attended and helped proctor stations!
I miss my years serving with these wonderful people!
As many of you may know, IMSARU will not be operating the corn booth this year due to the cancellation of the Western Idaho State Fair. We would like to thank Volcanic Farms (@VolcanicFarms), the supplier of our delicious corn each year, for allowing us to apply the deposit we paid for this year’s corn to next year. We encourage our friends and supporters to patronize Volcanic Farms produce at their store on Hwy. 55 in Horseshoe Bend (next to the Chevron station). See you at the fair next year. Volcanic Farms
So can we purchase volcanic farms corn elsewhere?
Really love that corn
This was literally the best part of the fair....
Time to come up with a new fundraising idea?????
Some of my favorite Times was working the corn booth with George and Charlotte gun. We had so much fun
Maybe you guys could still get some corn and sell it on the roadside? I know that is a major source on your operating expenses for the year. I would be willing to pay a premium if I knew the profits were going to IMSARU!
With the valley hitting the 100s in the coming weeks, make sure you pack extra water. Not just for yourself but for others.
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At approximately 10:53 a.m. on Sunday, July 12, 2020, a 14-year old female hiker was reported to be suffering from a heat related emergency and out of water near the SARA Park Trailhead. The hiker had been hiking with a group of six family members for approximately three hours when she was unable to...Some good information
STOP: What to do when lost in the woods
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It's summer, the time for hiking, camping, mountain biking, fishing and other outdoor recreation opportunities. A quick review of the STOP acronym is in order. The STOP acronym is a simple way to commit to memory what to do if you become lost in the outdoors.Check out the Tech Team training on litter handling and artificial high directionals near Grimes Creek!
I was SAR air and ground leader
Nice job
Our next orientation meeting for prospective new members will be at 6:30 pm on September 17, 2020. We will discuss our expectations and you can decide if volunteering with a Search and Rescue Unit will benefit both of us. Commitment and dedication is what we are looking for, not so much talent. We can teach you how to be a great SAR Search Technician.
We invite you come to a meeting (the first four Tuesdays of every month at 7 pm) to allow you to meet us and learn how we function (as long as the pandemic directives allow us to meet in-person. A face mask is required, currently, and we social distance).
Do we need to sign up in advance?
I am definitely interested! I’ll be sure to attend!
I think I might also attend one of the meetings to be a fly on the wall and learn how you function as well. May I ask, are there any pre-requisites, testing, screening, interviews to participate? If so, is there a list or document outlining the process?
You will find most of your questions answered at the Orientation Meeting on Sept. 17th at 1830 hrs (6:30 pm). There are no real pore-requisites except the willingness to devote a lot of your free time to training with the unit. A background check is necessary, but again that will be spelled out at the Orientation Meeting. Thank you for your interest in a very rewarding volunteerism.
With the Covid restrictions being partially lifted, our mountain bike team made a training run in the Boise foothills on Saturday, June 27th. This team can help the Operations Leader decrease the search area by clearing known travel routes. They are a proven important component of our organization.
thank you guys!
This past weekend our unit was deployed to assist Clearwater County Sheriff's Search and Rescue with a large scale search in their area. The IMSARU team was glad we could contribute to this effort.
Beautiful country!
Thank you all for the assist! I feel we have made some new friends. The search was suspended last night after 11 days. We will continue to be in the area on a limited basis. Thanks again, Rick