Texans Helping Texans TEXSAR TEXAS SEARCH & RESCUE Search & Rescue - Flood & Swiftwater Rescue Wildland Fire - Incident Management - Medical Disaster Response - K9 Search - Aerial Search
Who is TEXSAR? TEXSAR is a first responder organization composed of professionally trained volunteers TEXSAR is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization TEXSAR is self-sufficient and there is never a charge for our services
Who is TEXSAR? TEXSAR deploys at the request of law enforcement, public safety, or emergency management officials TEXSAR is National Incident Management System [NIMS] compliant and operates under the Incident Command System [ICS] protocol All deployable members have third party certifications TEXSAR serves all 254 Texas counties TEXSAR has divisions in the Gulf Coast, Coastal Bend, North, Central, and West Texas
TEXSAR Search Planning USCG and USAF (National SAR School) Lost Person Behavior (Robert Koester) GIS Specialists (Customized Topographical Maps)
TEXSAR Ground Search and Rescue Evidence Searches Missing Persons Wide Area Cold Cases
TEXSAR Ground Search and Rescue Vertical Rescue Mantracking Aerial Search
TEXSAR Flood & Swiftwater Rescue TEXSAR Flood and Swiftwater Technicians and Rescue Boat Operators train with Rescue Training International
TEXSAR Flood & Swiftwater Rescue TEXSAR FAST and RBO assets maintain readiness for immediate deployment or pre-staging
TEXSAR K-9 Branch HRD (Human Remains Detection) - Land - Water Live Find - Air Scent - Trailing
TEXSAR Wildland Fire Wildland Firefighters trained by the Texas A&M Forest Service
TEXSAR Medical Branch Medical Director: Dr. Tyler Jorgenson - Doctors - Nurses - EMTs - Paramedics - Psychologist - Nurse Practitioner - Wilderness First Aid - CISM
TEXSAR Incident Management Team TEXSAR operates a Type III Incident Management Team (IMT)
TEXSAR - Cathy Frye Rescue 2013 Cathy Frye and her husband Rick McFarLand were camping in Big Bend National Park when it closed due to the federal budget debate. They moved to the state park and became lost while hiking on unfamiliar trails with only a small amount of food and water. They decided to split up because Frye couldn't go farther. McFarland reached help at a ranger station, but couldn't find Frye when they returned to the spot. A search started Saturday morning. Cathy was dehydrated and barely alive when rescued and taken to a hospital at El Paso.
TEXSAR - Memorial Day Flooding 2015 Heavy rains fell during Memorial Day weekend leading to a rapid rise in the Blanco and San Marcos Rivers. The Blanco River at Wimberley rose from near 5 feet at 9pm to near 41 feet by 1am. TEXSAR Flood and Swiftwater Techs rescued 37 people in the flood waters near Martindale 12 people perished on the Blanco that night. TEXSAR provided FAST, K9, Aerial, IMT, and GSAR resources
TEXSAR - Hot Air Balloon Crash 2016 July 30th, a hot air balloon crashed after hitting power lines near Lockhart, TX resulting in the deaths of all 16 passengers. This was the largest loss of life in a hot air balloon crash in the United States and the second deadliest in history. At the request of Caldwell County HSEM, TEXSAR deployed IMT and GSAR resources to assist with evidence recovery, ground search assistance, and IMT support.
TEXSAR - Zuzu Verk Missing Person 2016 October 12th 2016, 22 year old, Sul Ross Student Zuzu Verk went missing after a date with her boyfriend Robert Fabian. On October, 18th at the request of the Texas Rangers and Alpine PD, TEXSAR deployed Lost Person Behavior, Search Management, K9 and GSAR resources to assist with the search for Zuzu Verk. Zuzu s body was found in February, 2017 in a shallow grave on the outskirts of Alpine. Criminal charges have been filed against Robert Fabian and another party in the Zuzu Verk case.
TEXSAR Information Website: www.texsar.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/texsar Twitter: @TEXSAR1 TEXSAR Leadership: Justen Noakes CEO justen.noakes@texsar.org Shawn Hohnstreiter Operations Chief shawn.hohnstreiter@texsar.org Brandon Goering Planning Chief brandon.goering@texsar.org Karen Knox Executive Director karen.knox@texsar.org EMERGENCY ACTIVATION: (512) 956-4727 BUSINESS CALLS: (512) 956-6727