Our Business is Saving Lives Millions of people visit the mountains of Larimer County, Colorado each year. A few will become lost, stranded, or injured... some will die. Our objective is to find and rescue these lost or injured people before it is too late. Highly trained women and men respond to emergencies and disasters 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Larimer County Search and Rescue, Inc ( LCSAR ) incorporated in 1979 in the State of Colorado as a nonprofit, tax-exempt charitable organization under section 501 ( c ) ( 3 ) of the Internal Revenue Code. We operate under the authority of Larimer County Sheriff. By Colorado State statute, the County Sheriff is responsible for search and rescue ( SAR ). As a separate corporation, Larimer County Search and Rescue, Inc has a Memorandum of Understanding ( MOU ) with Larimer County Sheriff to provide search and rescue services to the county. We will also provide SAR resources to out of county and out of state agencies when requested through the Larimer County Sheriffs Office Emergency Services Department. LCSAR does not receive funding from any tax base or mil levy at the Federal, State, County or City level.