Juneau Mountain Rescue
Juneau Mountain Rescue (JMR) is a mountain search and rescue agency, located in Juneau, Alaska, United States. JMR is a member of the Alaska Search and Rescue Association, and facilitates rescues involving wilderness terrain, rope rescues on rock faces, ice and snow fields, glaciers, and during avalanches, medical evacuations, missing persons cases, aircraft crashes and other disasters. An all-volunteer organization, JMR coordinates with Capital City Fire/Rescue, the Juneau Police Department, the Alaska State Troopers, the United States Coast Guard, and other emergency response agencies during search and rescue operations.
Members of Juneau Mountain Rescue prepare gear for a rescue mission, facilitated by the US Coast Guard, in 2011 | |
| Founded | 1982 |
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| Type | Public Safety, Search and Rescue |
| Location | |
Area served | Southeast Alaska United States |
| Method | Mountain Rescue, Rope Rescue, Avalanche Rescue |
| Website | juneaumountainrescue |
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