SCSAR - Search and Rescue Team

06/11/2026

After extensive field testing, our team has discovered that dumping water directly onto someone’s face is NOT, in fact, an effective hydration technique.

For proper hydration, experts recommend:
✅ Drinking water
❌ Wearing water

Remember: Water belongs IN the person, not ON the person.

No interns were harmed in the making of this video

06/09/2026

Not everything is a 2 person job…but here at Spartanburg EM we think we are stronger together

06/03/2026

Tonight, we continue with Day 2 of Wilderness First Aid training while K9 do their weekly Wednesday K9 training. Last night, we completed the first of two monthly mock searches, continuing to test our drone equipment, tethers, command bus, communications, and overall search capabilities.

Another exciting part of last night’s mock search was the start of what we hope will be numerous video reels. One of our five summer interns is helping us make our social media more engaging and appealing to a younger generation.

Soon, we also hope to spotlight the five interns joining us this summer thanks to OneSpartanburg, Inc.

To everyone who helps us keep this pace going, thank you!

06/03/2026

06/03/2026

This is the team YOU want rescuing you!!

06/02/2026

A quick thank you to our Wilderness First Aid instructors tonight: Christina Hogle, Dr Kara Davis, Kohlten Groce, Ethan Feagan. This is the 1st of four 4-hour classes.

05/21/2026

When search operations turn into a wildlife encounter and your northern Floridian says, “I got this.”

05/05/2026

Here is our obligatory "May the 4th be with you!" post.

For all of our Star Trek fans, do not worry, Star Trek Day is on 9/8.

However, there currently is not a day for the best space movie ever created: Galaxy Quest.

Though Galaxy Quest does not have a day yet, we are calling for all Galaxy Quest fans to unite and "Never give up, never surrender!"

Stay safe everyone!!

05/04/2026

A weekly recap for those who follow our page. As always, a huge thank you to everyone who made the below possible:

- Continued twice-a-week K9 trainings and weekly Drone training
- Finished FUNSAR, completed SAR II testing, and will wrap up the course with WFA in June
- Responded to a search callout this weekend. Thank you to the 42 strong who responded from our SCSAR - Search and Rescue Team and thank you to our mentor, Roland Hamrick who responded with us as well.
- Completed a SCSAR - Search and Rescue Team mock search Friday night with a good turnout. More importantly, everything is working on the Command Bus after the latest Mark Yerkes repair. Thank you, Mark. We also created a new Drone application to help us in the field

This week our weekly trainings continue and we will continue routine maintenance and cleaning. Once again, to everyone who helps us keep this going we thank you. Here are a few pics from the Friday Night Mock Search.

04/16/2026

Congratulations/Goodbye

We wanted to extend a goodbye and congratulations to our very own Mike Brown who is departing our office for a County Emergency Management Director/Coordinator position.

Mike has been with us since April 2022 and almost departs 4 years to the day for greener pastures. We wish Mike all the best and his contribution cannot be expressed in words. He took an inland water team and made it a swift water asset. Attached are a few pictures that chronical Mike's time here with us.

We wish you all the best with your new adventure and we will support you whenver you need us. Congrats again Mike!!