BOULDER EMERGENCY
SQUAD
VOLUNTEER TECHNICAL RESCUE
PROFESSIONALS
SERVICES
Swift Water Rescue
Dive Rescue
Surface Ice Rescue
Wildland Firefighting
Urban Search
Mobile Air Cascade
Scene Lighting
Unmanned Aerial System for SAR
Extrication
Evidence Search
Traffic Control
Rope Rescue
Incident Staging
All Hazards ICS
Community Outreach
ABOUT
Boulder Emergency Squad (BES) is a volunteer technical search and rescue team serving the people of Boulder County. BES is dedicated to the preservation of life and property.
Founded in 1963, BES is a Colorado member-owned 501(c)3 non-profit entity. BES is 100% volunteer. The primary source of funding is the Boulder County Commissioners.
BES is the primary dive rescue agency for Boulder County and works closely with the Sheriff's department, EMS, and fire-rescue agencies providing mutual-aid support for a variety of technical rescue incidents and emergency situations.
2021 INITIATIVES
Build depth of experience, train officers and senior members by Dec 2015; employ equipment and tools at Operations Chief and SAR Manager level by Dec. 2016.
A. Re-purpose QRV mission to command presence, search management, all-hazards support response and identify suitable new vehicle by Apr 2016. B. Create big vehicle replacement plan by Dec. 2016. C. Evaluate scene lighting options and propose recommendations by Jan. 2017.
A. Under 333 COA, add pilots to team, begin training and missions by Apr. 2016; B. Under Sheriff Dept., secure COA and hummingbird airframe, training, and mission deployment by Dec. 2016.
1963
Year Established
120
2020
Incidents
94
2020
Exercises
56
2020
Active Members
PARTNERS
CONTACT
Phone at Station
303.443.4081
BES Station
3532 Diagonal Highway
Boulder, CO 80301
BES Mailing Address
PO Box 18887
Boulder, CO 80308
Volunteer
To volunteer with Boulder Emergency Squad please bring the application to a Monday night training.