Members search for missing persons, assist with evidence and recovery searches, support rescues, provide medical care, help at fire scenes, and respond when public-safety partners request help.
Arapahoe Rescue Patrol is a youth-led search and rescue team made up of high-school-aged members who train, respond, and support emergency services across Colorado.
Search.
Train.
Rescue
Prospective Members
Applications for Membership to Open Spring 2027
Applications typically open during the spring recruiting cycle. Submit the interest form below to receive updates when the next cycle begins.
Missing-Person Searches
Search for lost or missing people in neighborhoods, open space, mountains, and other field environments.
Rescue Operations
Assist with injured, stranded, or difficult-to-reach people during field and technical rescue responses.
Medical Care
Provide first aid, CPR, wilderness care, patient assessment, and emergency medical support.
Fire-Scene Support
Staff SMFR Rehab 12. Support firefighters with rehab, logistics, air bottle refills, traffic control, and other non-hazardous fireground tasks.
Evidence & Recovery Support
Conduct careful area searches for evidence, human remains, or other law-enforcement-related assignments.
Public-Safety Response
Respond to partner-agency requests during emergencies, severe weather, large incidents, and community events.
ARP is an active search and rescue organization. Members train for the types of calls the Patrol may be asked to run or assist with, including missing-person searches, rescue operations, emergency medical care, fire-scene support, evidence searches, recovery searches, and other requests from public-safety partners.
What ARP Members Do
Grade Level
Generally for students entering 9th - 12th grade for the upcoming school year or equivalent age.
Location
Applicants should live close enough to ARP headquarters in Littleton, CO to respond in a reasonable amount of time, typically, 30 minutes or less.
Outdoor Experience
Applicants should have outdoor experience such as hiking, camping, scouting, backpacking, hunting, skiing, or similar activities.
time commitment
Members attend meetings, trainings, required events, and respond to missions 24/7/365.
school standing
Members must meet ARP's academic standards. Two D's or one F are not acceptable.
personal cost
Members must provide required gear, uniforms, food, transporation, and related personal expenses.
Requirements may be updated each recruiting year, but students and families should understand the general expectations before applying.