Miramichi Ground Search and Rescue is 100% volunteer operated available to respond 24/7/365
We are MGSAR
Miramichi Ground Search and Rescue is a 100% volunteer‑driven team,
ready to respond 24/7/365
Miramichi Ground Search and Rescue is 100% volunteer operated available to respond 24/7/365
OUR PEOPLE
Miramichi Ground Search and Rescue is a 100% volunteer organization made of people young and older, woman and men of all walks of life wishing to give back to their community in a significant way – finding lost people.
United by compassion, dedication, and a desire to give back, our volunteers devote their time and skills to ensuring that those in need have the best chance of being found and brought home safely. Our members come together with one purpose: to make a meaningful difference by helping locate and assist people who are lost or missing.
OUR AREA
MGSAR is responsible for Region 5, the largest search area in New Brunswick. Covering such a vast region means that response times could be compromised without highly trained members and well‑maintained equipment. Search locations are often far from our base and frequently situated in extremely remote terrain, requiring teams to be ready for long travel times whenever the RCMP or Miramichi Police Force issues an activation call.
In addition to local operations, MGSAR provides mutual aid to GSAR teams across New Brunswick and, when requested, to partner agencies in other provinces.
OUR TWIN EXPERTISE
MGSAR is one of the few teams in New Brunswick that must operate across two distinct specialties. The first is traditional Search and Rescue, which requires wide‑area coordination, terrain navigation, and rapid response.
The second is Project Lifesaver, a program designed to locate individuals who wander due to cognitive conditions, using specialized radio‑frequency tracking. Each discipline demands its own techniques, training, and operational mindset, making MGSAR uniquely equipped to handle both broad wilderness searches and highly targeted lifesaving missions within the community.
EMPTY
Over 45 Volunteers… 12,289+hours in 2025
The team is made up of volunteer members from communities across the Miramichi region. They commit their time to regular training, prevention and full-scale exercises with our partners and neighbouring teams, while also maintaining their First Aid and First Responder skills, technical rescue capabilities, and specialized team training.
We’re Trained
We’re Professional
We’re Committed
MGSAR is a member of the New Brunswick Ground Search and Rescue Association (NBGSARA), as well as the Search and Rescue Volunteer Association of Canada (SARVAC).
