MDI Search and Rescue

Celebrating Over 40 Years of Service to Our Community

Established in 1982, we are an all volunteer, non-profit service organization that provides search and rescue assistance on Mount Desert Island and surrounding communities. MDI SAR responds to callouts initiated by Acadia National Park and the Maine Warden Service.

Capabilities of our team include ground searches for missing persons, evacuation of injured persons, and technical rope rescue.

Support MDI SAR

MDI SAR is an all volunteer organization. Your contributions help us maintain our equipment and defray costs associated with keeping our emergency response and technical rescue skills current. Donations to MDI SAR are tax deductable. Donate now via PayPal by clicking the button below.

MDI Search and Rescue
P.O. Box 493
Bar Harbor, ME 04609


MDI Search and Rescue

Photos from MDI SAR Training and Rescue Missions

  • Carry out (2021)
  • Cooksey Drive overlook rescue -1 (2020)
  • Cooksey Drive overlook rescue-2 (2020)
  • High directional training with MDI Fire Dept (2023)
  • Ice Training (2020)
  • Ladder truck as a high directional (with MDI Fire Dept) (2023)
  • Litter attendant (2017)
  • Night training (2016)
  • Night training (2022)
  • Norumbega mountain rescue (2019)
  • Patient evac (2021)
  • Patient evac on icy Carriage Roads (2021)
  • Penobscot mountain rescue(2016)
  • Rescue skills training (2021)
  • Sargent mountain rescue (2016)
  • Splinting training (2022)
  • Steep angle training (2022)
  • Training with the CMC Clutch (2022)
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  • Winter patient packaging (2022)
Carry out (2021)1 Cooksey Drive overlook rescue -1 (2020)2 Cooksey Drive overlook rescue-2 (2020)3 High directional training with MDI Fire Dept (2023)4 Ice Training (2020)5 Ladder truck as a high directional (with MDI Fire Dept) (2023)6 Litter attendant (2017)7 Night training (2016)8 Night training (2022)9 Norumbega mountain rescue (2019)10 Patient evac (2021)11 Patient evac on icy Carriage Roads (2021)12 Penobscot mountain rescue(2016)13 Rescue skills training (2021)14 Sargent mountain rescue (2016)15 Splinting training (2022)16 Steep angle training (2022)17 Training with the CMC Clutch (2022)18 Training with the vortex (high directional) (2022)19 Winter patient packaging (2022)20
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