Boulder Emergency Squad

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.

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2019 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.