CCSO Search and Rescue

05/28/2026

Over Memorial Day weekend, Scott Lee and K9 Jett Traveled to Geneva, Ohio to participate in a four-day IWBE K9 training seminar focused on advanced search and recovery skills. The seminar provided rare, highly specialized training opportunities that closely replicate real-world search environments.

Throughout the weekend, Scott and Jett worked through multiple scenario-based exercises designed to strengthen their ability to assist in complex missing-person investigations. These scenarios included outdoor search problems, water-related search environments, and other situations that require precision, teamwork, and disciplined K9 Training.

Training of this caliber is difficult to access and plays a critical role in maintaining operational readiness for search and rescue missions. As a volunteer, all expenses were paid for by the handler.

05/04/2026

Huge THANK YOU to Columbia County Parks! 🙌🌲

We are incredibly grateful to the parks department for allowing us to use Camp Wilkerson this weekend for our annual Search & Rescue training. This beautiful space gave our team the opportunity to sharpen skills, train with our K9 partners, and continue preparing to serve our community when it matters most.

From long training days to teamwork (and a few muddy paws 🐾), we couldn’t do what we do without support like this.

Thank you for helping us stay mission-ready! ❤️

CommunitySupport

04/23/2026

Thanks to our amazing donors for your support with our latest can and bottle drive! We couldn’t do it without you!!

04/22/2026

🌎🌲 Earth Week? More like TREE-mendous Effort Week! 🌲🌎

We’ll do just about anything to support the planet… even hug trees for donations 😂🌳

While you’re cleaning up for Earth Week, don’t forget those cans and bottles hiding in your garage, car, or that mystery corner of the house. Bring them to Columbia County Sheriff’s Search & Rescue and turn your clutter into lifesaving support!

💙 BONUS: From now through April 26, our team receives 20% EXTRA on all BottleDrop donations — that’s cash and cans & bottles! 🙌

Every bag you donate helps fund:
🚨 Training
🚙 Equipment
🐾 K9 teams
…and all the things that help us show up when it matters most

So come say hi, drop your bottles, maybe pet Cooper 🐶… and if you feel inspired, give a tree a hug too. (No judgment here.)

04/18/2026

Don’t forget to stop by the bottle drive in the pull through section of Scappoose middle school. Supporting Columbia County Sheriffs Search and rescue. Raelyn has set up an entire storefront here with all of our certified K9 puppy plushies for sale and T-shirts and water bottles.

04/18/2026

🌎♻️ EARTH WEEK = CLEAN UP + GIVE BACK! ♻️🌎

Got cans and bottles piling up? Today’s the perfect excuse to clear them out AND support a great cause!

📍 Scappoose Middle School
🕘 TODAY from 9 AM – 3 PM

Bring your cans & bottles to our Search and Rescue Bottle Drive and help turn recycling into lifesaving training and gear 🚁🧭

💚 100% volunteer-run team
💚 Every donation helps fund equipment, training, and missions
💚 Helping our community AND the planet at the same time!

🐾 BONUS: Come say hi and pet Cooper (and let’s be honest… he fully expects it 😄)

So while you’re doing your Earth Week cleanup, toss those cans in your car and swing by. We’ll take them off your hands!

♻️ Recycle. Support. Save lives. ♻️ #

04/16/2026

🌎💚 Earth Week in Action! 💚🌎 This week, our Columbia County Sheriff’s Search & Rescue team has been out in the woods doing what we do best—training hard so we’re ready when our community needs us. 🧭🥾

But here’s the cool part… you can help us and the planet at the same time ♻️👇

💙 = Less Waste + More Rescue Support
Every can and bottle you donate keeps Oregon beautiful AND helps fund:
✔️ Training like this
✔️ Life-saving gear
✔️ Equipment & vehicle maintenance

So while we’re out here hiking miles, navigating terrain, and practicing skills… you can be making an impact from your kitchen. 🙌

♻️ Grab a blue bag
♻️ Fill it with cans & bottles
♻️ Donate to Columbia County Sheriff’s Search & Rescue

Or donate directly here:
👉 https://bottledrop.com/fundraiser/columbia-county-sheriffs-search-and-rescue/

🌲 Together, we protect our community and our environment. That’s a win-win.

SARStrong

04/15/2026

🌎💚 Turn your empties into lifesaving support! 💚🌎

It’s Earth Week Give (April 15–26) and there’s no better time to clean out those cans & bottles AND support your local heroes at Columbia County Sheriff’s Search & Rescue 🙌🐾

♻️ Every bag you donate helps fund:
🚙 Rescue vehicles & maintenance
🧭 Training & equipment
🐕 K9 team support
⛰️ Missions that bring people home

So go ahead… tackle that garage pile, the backseat stash, or that one corner you’ve been ignoring 👀😂

💙 Donate your BottleDrop bags to SAR and make a difference!
Even your “I’ll do it later” pile can help save a life 💪

📩 Need blue bags or a pickup? Message us—we’ve got you covered!

Let’s show some love for our planet AND our community 🌎❤️

RecycleForACause CommunityStrong

04/13/2026

03/30/2026

The Columbia County Search and Rescue K9 trailing team headed to Ennis Texas last week to participate in a 3 day seminar hosted by the International Bloodhound Training Institute and Texsar. The team, Becky Irving and her K9 Cooper and Mackenzie Deragon and her K9 Spyro traveled over 2000 miles to learn new skills and train with other K9 teams from Texas, New Mexico, Colorado and Nevada. They got to experience some pretty amazing instruction and a variety of environments. We can’t wait for them to share with us all that they learned.