Juneau Mountain Rescue (JMR) is a nonprofit, volunteer search and rescue team, operating in Juneau, Alaska.
Our Mission
Perform humanitarian search, rescue, and recovery operations in all climatic conditions and in any situation compatible with team capabilities, under the authority of the Alaska State Troopers.
Promote wilderness safety and accident prevention to the general public.
Provide team members with mountaineering and rescue skills, knowledge, and experience.
JMR was founded as a a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization in 1982. JMR has been an accredited team with the Mountain Rescue Association since 1992.
Our Team
JMR consists of volunteers with a wide range of skill sets, abilities and passions. Those skills include but are not limited to:
Ground/wilderness search
High angle and technical rescue
Avalanche rescue
Incident management
Aircraft rescue
Do you have these skill sets or are you interested in building them? Are you passionate about the outdoors? Would you like to support Juneau’s outdoor community by volunteering with JMR?
If so, you may be a good fit for the JMR candidate program. The candidate program is designed to prepare individuals for operational membership through training that helps to translate recreational skills to the mountain rescue context. JMR candidates spend a year minimum training alongside team members while they work to acquire the certifications and other requirements for membership.
JMR will have a candidate application period this fall, from August 1 to October 30. Email membership@juneaumountainrescue.org for more information.