The London Search and Rescue team consists of 80 trained professional volunteers and 20 trainees.  We have a memorandum of understanding with the London Police Services, OPP and several other local police services and are the only ground search and rescue team located within 100km of London, ON. There is a demonstrated need for a volunteer search and rescue team in London, ON.  The citizens we search for are often physically or mentally vulnerable and their life or well being is in jeopardy.  The purpose of our team, to search for vulnerable persons, improves the lives in our Community. 

Each searcher on our team is trained in search patterns, missing person behaviour, psychology of survival, orienteering, map and compass work, GPS and Radio usage, evidence handling, administering first aid and several other skillsets.  Several members have advanced training in man-tracking, rope rescue, medical first responder, and search management.

The London Search and Rescue team, in addition to searching for missing persons, runs a preventative educational program called AdventureSmart.  This program was developed in British Columbia and we have 20 certified instructors who deliver free educational courses to the public with a focus on educating youth.  These programs promote educational safety regarding outdoor leisure.  The courses we teach are called Hug-a-tree and survive, Survive outside, Paddlesmart, Survive outside Snowmobiling, and Snow Safety.  To learn more about this program you can view it here: https://www.adventuresmart.ca/programs/#. 

We were designated a registered charity in April 2022. Since then, community support has flourished and LSAR has been operating effectively assisting all police forces in our area on every call they’ve made for assistance. We have upgraded navigation and communication equipment and have more members fully trained than prior to the pandemic. We receive no municipal, provincial or federal funding and rely on fundraisers to fund our operations. The auction is our largest fundraiser of the year and helps us to cover our core operating expenses. With an increase in missing persons due to mental health issues, police forces are calling us more now than ever, and we could use support funding our core operations.

Proudly Serving all Police Forces within 150km of London, ON for 21 years

Aylmer Police | Brantford Police Service | Chatham-Kent Police Service | London Police Service | Ontario Provincial Police | Sarnia Police Service | Stratford Police Service | Strathroy-Caradoc Police Service | St. Thomas Police Service | Woodstock Police Service

The London Search and Rescue Team

14 Meredith Drive, Ilderton, Ontario N0M 2A0

Charitable Registration No.: 70931 0478 RR0001