So that others may live

The Ventura County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue (SAR) is under the Aviation Unit and consists of highly-trained volunteers who respond to search for lost, missing, injured or trapped persons anywhere in the county.. The SAR teams include three Alpine teams, Canine team, Medical team, Dive team, and Mounted team.

Aviation Unit

  • Ventura County Sheriff

    Sheriff James Fryhoff

  • Air Unit Captain

    Capt. Brian Slominski

  • SAR Coordinator

    Sgt. Kelly Roark

Search and Rescue Teams

  • Fillmore Mountain SAR Team

    An Alpine Mountain team out of Fillmore

  • Upper Ojai SAR Team

    An Alpine Mountain Team out of Upper Ojai

  • East Valley SAR Team

    An Alpine Mountain Team out of Thousand Oaks

  • SAR Dive Team

    Provides Underwater search and rescue

  • SAR Medical Team

    Provides Advance Life Support on Helicopters

  • K9 SAR

    Provides trained search dogs

  • Mounted SAR

    Provides trained equine partners