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The most important decision in a Search and Rescue mission is often made before anyone is dispatched. It happens in the quiet moment when someone realizes they may be in trouble and chooses either to call for help or to wait.

Search and Rescue organizations spend enormous energy trying to prevent emergencies before they happen. We teach navigation, promote the Ten Essentials, encourage trip planning, and urge people to carry reliable ways to communicate. That work matters because prevention saves lives.