Search & Rescue Training
For Each Stage of Every Operation
At Outreach Rescue, we provide comprehensive Search & Rescue (SAR) training. Our instructors bring extensive field experience, covering the entire SAR process – Search, Rescue, and Casualty Care. Whether you're a SAR professional, an emergency responder, or a volunteer rescue worker, our courses are designed to give you the skills and confidence to locate missing persons, perform technical rescues, and deliver critical medical care when it matters most.
Trusted by SAR Teams Worldwide
For over 30 years, Outreach Rescue has been a trusted training provider for Search & Rescue (SAR) teams across the UK and beyond. We specialise in technical rescue training and clinical education, ensuring mountain rescue, lifeboat crews, and helicopter SAR teams have the skills to operate effectively in the most challenging environments.
Our integrated search-to-rescue training approach equips learners with a complete SAR skillset. By combining expertise in lost and missing person search operations with specialist rescue techniques and advanced medical intervention, we provide a structured learning pathway that prepares SAR professionals for real-world missions — from initial search to successful rescue and life-saving care.
For SAR Pros by SAR Pros
When lives are on the line, you need training from people who truly understand Search & Rescue. At Outreach Rescue, our instructors include active SAR workers and volunteers, including mountain rescue team members, SAR paramedics, and experienced instructors.
Tailored Clinical Education
We offer comprehensive clinical education tailored to SAR settings. From PHTLS to FREC 4 and FREUC5, our tailored courses go beyond ticking boxes. We prepare first responders and paramedics to handle the unpredictable, the urgent, and the extreme.
Real-World Environments
Unlike most SAR training —often delivered indoors on artificial structures — Outreach Rescue train outdoors, experiencing natural environmental factors. Whether in the mountains, or in the sea, you will have the opportunity to adapt SAR techniques for challenging terrains.
Purpose Built for Your Operations
Flexible Bespoke Search & Rescue Programmes
Outreach Rescue work closely with a range of global Search & Rescue organisations to develop tailored-made SAR training programmes that align with their operational challenges and working environment. This flexibility allows us to incorporate specialist techniques, such as using natural anchors in mountain rescue scenarios, ensuring teams receive practical, scenario-based training designed for real-world rescues.
SAR Teams Training With Outreach Rescue:
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1. Search - Locating Missing PersonsDelivered in partnership with L&MPS International, our Lost and Missing Person Search courses develop essential skills for locating missing persons effectively and safely. All search courses align with Police Search Governance Board Learning Descriptors. |
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2. Rescue – Safe Extraction & Technical EvacuationOnce a missing person is located, the next challenge is rescue and safe extraction. Our Specialist Rescue courses ensures teams are prepared for complex rescue situations. All Water, Confined Space, Height, and Rope Rescue courses comply with industry safety regulations and prepare teams for real-world rescue scenarios. |
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3. Clinical Care – Life-Saving Medical InterventionOnce a casualty is recovered, immediate medical intervention can mean the difference between life and death. Our clinical Prehospital courses align with National Operational Guidance (NOG) and UK prehospital care standards, ensuring responders are ready for any scenario. |
Training Helicopter SAR Crews
Outreach Rescue supports Bristow Helicopters UK SAR by providing expert medical and rescue training. In this interview, Mike Henson, Clinical Governance Medical Manager and Winchman Paramedic, explains how specialist training ensures SAR teams are always ready for high-risk missions.