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Membership
in the Pennsylvania Search and Rescue Council is open to teams and other
organizations with an interest in lost person search and rescue
The main membership categories and requirements are described below.
More detailed information and information on other membership types can
be found in the document
Information for Prospective Members. An
application for
membership in the Council can be found
here.
Probationary
Group Membership
This
category is for new SAR groups or organizations wishing to join the
Council. Groups or organizations are on probationary membership for one
year prior to being changed to Active Membership. During that year the
team must meet the following requirements:
Probationary Membership Status in the Council:
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Is available
to SAR groups or organizations
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Does not have
voting rights
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Is on the
Council Call Out and Resource List
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Is
required to have a representative at four Council meetings in a
calendar year
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Is
required to provide a written
protocol for ethical violations by its
members
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Is
required to provide a written protocol for criminal background
checks of its members
To obtain
Probationary Member Status, the group must meet the general guidelines
for membership and:
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Be
sponsored by an Operational Group
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Be
recommended for Probationary Team status by the Membership Committee
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Provide to
the Council Membership Committee:
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A copy the groups by-laws
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A copy of the groups 501(c)3 election
Active Membership
Groups or
organizations that maintain Active status have full rights as a member
of PSARC.
Active
Membership Status in the Council:
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Is
available to groups
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Has full
voting rights
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Is on the
Council Call Out List
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Is on the
Council Resource List
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Has
members that may be nominated for offices in the Council
To become a
Active Member of the Council, the group needs to meet the general
guidelines for membership and:
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Meet the
requirements of a Probationary Team Member of the Council
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Have been
a Probationary member for at least one year
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Be
sponsored by an Active Group
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File an
annual training and mission report
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Have a
majority of it’s members obtain FTM status. Certifying
organizations are, but not limited to, ASRC, DCNR…
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