ORS 404.100
Search and Rescue Coordinator

  • appointment
  • duties

The Director of the Oregon Department of Emergency Management shall appoint a Search and Rescue Coordinator to:

(1)

Coordinate the search and rescue function of the Oregon Department of Emergency Management;

(2)

Coordinate the activities of state and federal agencies involved in search and rescue;

(3)

Establish liaison with the Oregon State Sheriffs’ Association and other public and private organizations and agencies involved in search and rescue;

(4)

Provide on-scene search and rescue coordination when requested by an authorized person;

(5)

Coordinate and process requests for the use of volunteers and equipment;

(6)

Assist in developing training and outdoor education programs;

(7)

Gather statistics in search and rescue operations; and

(8)

Gather and disseminate resource information of personnel, equipment and materials available for search and rescue. [Formerly 401.550; 2021 c.539 §88b]
Note: The amendments to 404.100 (Search and Rescue Coordinator) by section 88b, chapter 539, Oregon Laws 2021, become operative July 1, 2022. See section 155, chapter 539, Oregon Laws 2021. The text that is operative until July 1, 2022, is set forth for the user’s convenience.
404.100 (Search and Rescue Coordinator). The Director of the Office of Emergency Management shall appoint a Search and Rescue Coordinator to:

(1)

Coordinate the search and rescue function of the Office of Emergency Management;

(2)

Coordinate the activities of state and federal agencies involved in search and rescue;

(3)

Establish liaison with the Oregon State Sheriffs’ Association and other public and private organizations and agencies involved in search and rescue;

(4)

Provide on-scene search and rescue coordination when requested by an authorized person;

(5)

Coordinate and process requests for the use of volunteers and equipment;

(6)

Assist in developing training and outdoor education programs;

(7)

Gather statistics in search and rescue operations; and

(8)

Gather and disseminate resource information of personnel, equipment and materials available for search and rescue.

Source: Section 404.100 — Search and Rescue Coordinator; appointment; duties, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors404.­html.

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