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The Allegheny Mountain Rescue Group functions under the authority of the agency responsible for the search or rescue (e.g., State Police, County Sheriff, Civil Air Patrol Mission Coordinator, local Emergency Services Coordinator, or Park Superintendent). AMRG will conduct operations only at the request of such agencies, and will directly support the responsible agency.
For Emergency Dispatch call:
1-800-MED-STAT (1-800-633-7828)
or 1-412-647-7828
AMRG is a versatile resource, offering:
- ground searchers
- air-scenting search dog teams
- wilderness medical personnel
- wilderness rescue/evacuation specialists
- search managers
AMRG's volunteer search-and-rescue (SAR) specialists have been responding to calls from responsible authorities (RAs) for over 20 years. We have worked with many municipal and state officials in that time. References include the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, the Cranberry Township Police Department, and the police and fire departments in Washington Township, Westmoreland County. We only respond to requests from RAs — not from search subjects' families, the media, etc. — and we are happy to respond along with or under the direction of local authorities and other SAR teams.
Early in a search, we can respond with a quick response team consisting of highly trained field teams and, when requested, search management personnel. In the case of a growing, already initiated search, we can offer an escalated response, thanks in part through our affiliations with the Pennsylvania Search and Rescue Council, the Appalachian Search and Rescue Conference, and the Mountain Rescue Association. In all cases, we respond with the resources and at the level that you request.
AMRG Service Area
Excluded Activities
Responsible Authorities and other public safety agencies are welcome to train with AMRG; please check the current AMRG Training Schedule.
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