TSAR is a member of the Appalachian Search and Rescue Conference Inc. in Charlottesville Virginia. As of March 2001, TSAR has obtained an additional MOU with the Commonwealth of Virginia, the first steps to extending our operational area into North Carolina. We provide incident command, staff and ground search resources for lost person searches in both wilderness and urban settings and downed aircraft throughout Virginia , Maryland , Pennsylvania and West Virginia . This organization is sustained on fundraising and contributions.
All personal equipment is bought and maintained by the individual member.
Each member is responsible for their transportation to searches. Group equipment is bought and maintained by our fundraising efforts of carparking and contributions. TSAR that has the characteristics that our organization has identified. Those being, central to our membership base, secure for storage of equipment and personal vehicles during searches, have room for administrative offices and classrooms and to be LOW Priced or donated lease. We are an IRS certified 501 c 3 organization.