Texas Search and Rescue, Inc. Announces McInnis as President

Austin, TX, December 2, 2019
TEXSAR, the largest all-volunteer search and rescue organization in Texas, is excited to announce that Justin McInnis will be joining the organization as its full-time President effective January 2020. 

Justin has been a member of TEXSAR since the Memorial Day Floods in 2015, when he joined the team, making an immediate impact to our organization. Justin is a well respected leader in the first responder and emergency management community across the State of Texas and we are excited to have Justin lead our organization into the future. Justin is currently serving as the Interim Director of Emergency Services for Hays County.

About TEXSAR
TEXSAR is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit first responder organization headquartered in Austin, Texas. TEXSAR serves all citizens of the State of Texas and deploys at the request of law enforcement, fire departments, and emergency management agencies. TEXSAR provides specialized services such as ground search and rescue; flood and swiftwater rescue; K9 search, rescue, and recovery; disaster relief services; wildland fire; aerial search; UAV support; and dive team operations. TEXSAR is fully self-sufficient, including incident management team (IMT) capabilities, logistics and communications. TEXSAR’s services are free to requesting agencies and are staffed by volunteers who are trained professionals in their fields. TEXSAR is made up of multiple divisions across the State and deploys to all 254 counties in the State of Texas. TEXSAR has been a significant leader in emergency services and disaster response in the great state of Texas since 2004 and over the years has evolved into one of the largest non-paid search and rescue organizations in the State.

For more information about TEXSAR visit www.TEXSAR.org