Yosemite Search and Rescue (YOSAR) is the emergency response team for Yosemite National Park, where each year an average of 200 visitors are lost, injured or die in the rugged environment. Rescues have a long standing history in Yosemite, dating back to the park's establishment in 1890. The SARsite was established in Camp-4 during the 1960s to respond to the increasing number of high-angle emergencies with a volunteer group of highly experienced climbers living in the park. Today the YOSAR response team is composed of Park Rangers and SARsite members who work closely together to ensure visitor safety. As a result of its beginnings and subsequent history, YOSAR is structurally different from other SAR teams, yet in most of its specialties – big wall rescue, emergency medicine, swiftwater rescue and helicopter rescue – YOSAR ranks among the best teams in the world. Despite the high level of professionalism and skill, YOSAR lacks in funding from public sources and is currently in need of your valued partnership in order to maintain its current functions with the best training, equipment and support from all who benefit from their services.