|
WEST is a volunteer
Search & Rescue crew based at the
Lancaster General Health Campus in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. We
serve all of Pennsylvania as well as Delaware,
Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Virginia,
and West Virginia. We respond to emergency calls
ranging from lost and missing persons, rock
climbing rescues, to wildfire suppression. We
conduct these, and other services in any
environment, terrain, and weather condition ...
twenty-four hours a day ... every day. |
|
Click
here for info about Fundamentals of Search
And Rescue.
WEST uses this NASAR book
as it's training manual. |
 |
Want to know where Lancaster Police, Fire, and Ambulance
units are going?
Click for Lancaster County-Wide Communications WebCAD. |
|
Just like all other
emergency responses Search needs proper
preplanning. Contact WEST and let us assist you
in preparing a thourgh preplan for your Search
And Rescue emergencies. |
|
Does your child know
what to do if he or she gets lost in the great
outdoors? Do you know what they should take with
them before they leave home? Call WEST for
information about our Hug-A-Tree program. Geared
for children yet useful for adults, this
interactive presentation is full of
information for child and parent alike. |
|
All of our emergency
and professional services are free to the public.
We rely on fund raisers, grants, donations, and
contributions in order to provide the best search
and rescue services, skills, and equipment to the
community. The Wilderness Emergency Strike Team
is a 501(c)(3), non-profit organization. All
donations and contributions are tax-deductible
and greatly appreciated. If you believe that our
services are worthy of your support, please mail
your donation today to the address listed above,
or donate on-line through JustGive.org .Thank you for your generosity. |
This page was
last updated on
January 04, 2008.
|
