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Help us continue our mission to help others!

All of the members of Missouri Valley Search and Rescue are volunteers who spend their time, and money to help provide all of the gear to allow the team to work to help find missing loved ones in the field. We are always looking for, and greatly appreciate, amazing supporters that can help us with some addtional gear and resources that can help us perform our jobs even better! We are a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit organization so your donations may be tax deductible. We are always open to donations, but we also have some specific gear and needs listed below.

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MOVAL'S AMAZING DONATORS

BRONZE SUPPORTER ( $250+ )
· Bo15, Inc.
· First Community Credit Union
· Surdex Corporation

SILVER SUPPORTER ( $1,000+ )
· Jim Buchanan
· Mike Piazza

GOLD SUPPORTER ( $2,500+ )
· Elliott Data

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HIGH PRIORITY

ENCLOSED EQUIPMENT TRAILER

Missouri Valley is looking for an enclosed trailer that can be used for storage or for a combined storage/command center on searches. As the team has grown, so has our gear inventory and having to pack and store the gear after each training and search takes valuable time away from performing our tasks. We do not have a specific size or model in mind as we are open to ideas and suggestions. If it is a trailer it has to be able to be pulled by an SUV (with tow package).

HIGH PRIORITY

POWER INVERTER OR GENERATOR

Most trainings and searches occur away from power sources, but many of the command functions we provide we need to have power. A higher wattage Power Invertor or a 'quiet' gas powered generator would be useful for the team and our mission. With the computers, radio charging, printers, lighting, and more, we would need something that could provide at least 1,000 watts of power at a minimum.

HAM RADIO INSTRUCTOR

We have several members that are looking to obtain their HAM License and are looking for an instructor that would be willing to help teach classes to the members in order to help them study for their HAM Radio Test.

HIGH PRIORITY

DRONETAG BEACON

Starting September 16, 2023 all drones flown commercially will be required to transmit its callsign and location using an ID beacon to other aircraft and drone users. Currently the drones that MOVAL utilizes do not have this option already installed. A stand-alone beacon can satisfy the FAA's requirement and allow us to continue our drone searches.
COST: Approx $267 ( 199€ +TAX )
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HIGH PRIORITY

Drone with FLIR/Night Vision

The drones we currently utilize have only optical cameras, so we can only see what normal light lets us see. We are not able to use the drones in the dark, nor are we able to detect objects based on heat which is critical in woods or large open areas like fields. A drone unit that has FLIR and/or Night Vision would allow us to expand our resource options.
COST: Drones that can do this run from about $7,500-$10,000 depending on features

GEOMAPPING SOFTWARE SUBSCRIPTIONS

To be able to process drone scanned areas that can show current terrain and items in the field we need to utilize software that stitches all of the drone data together and allow us to plot them on mapping software, such as Google Earth. This software controls the flight path of the drone to do a grid that creates 1 large image that can be zoomed in on and analyzed in the field to see if we can see clues or updated information as most aerial photos are several years old.
COST: Varies depending on services and processing speed

Drone Batteries

We are always looking for additional drone batteries as the more batteries we have, the longer we can continue to search without having to recharge the ones we have. Batteries only last between 15 to 30 minutes, depending on the drone, but it takes even longer to charge each one, so we require multiple batteries per drone. If you are able to help with a battery, please contact us and we can let you know the type needed, based on drone priority.
COST: Between $75 to $99 per battery

HIGH PRIORITY

COMMAND OPERATIONS TRAILER/VEHICLE

We are looking for a trailer ( see above ) or a self contained vehicle that we can use for Command Operations on scene. There is not a unit like this in our search area that is dedicated ONLY to Search and Rescue. Most other command vehicles are multipurpose and come from either a fire department or a county EMA. They are not equipped for focusing on search and rescue operations. We can utilize vehicles such as: ambulance, shuttle bus, low entry style box truck ( like U-Haul ), RV, or a tall pull behind trailer with side door. We are open to any and all suggestions.

6 FOOT FOLDING TABLES

We are always looking for 6 FOOT Plastic Topped Folding Tables that we can utilize outdoors for searches and training. The tables need to fold in order to be able to fit within an SUV.

Wide Format Printer

We are looking for printers that can print wider than 8.5 inches ( 11x17 or 13x19 ) as we can use these printers to help us print larger maps on scene.

FLAT BOTTOM BOAT/INFLATABLE BOAT

We are looking for a flat bottom boat that we can use on searches for not only searchers, but K-9's as well. When tasked with helping to do water searches we need boats that allow us to get very close to shore so a flat bottom boat or a larger inflatable boat that is capable of holding 2-3 searchers plus a working K-9.