San Dimas Mountain Rescue Team will host informational meetings for volunteer mountaineer applicants at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 24 and 8 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 27 at the Mountain Rescue Station, 114 East First Street in San Dimas.

The San Dimas Mountain Rescue Team searches for and rescues missing, trapped and injured hikers; rescues vehicle accident victims in the mountains; assists with evacuations during forest fires and floods, and participates in many other rescue situations.

Founded in 1955, the team is comprised of all volunteers – highly trained and motivated men and women dedicated to saving others. Team members continuously train in search and tracking.

The team is part of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Each member also becomes a reserve deputy sheriff, and is trained as a certified Emergency Medical Technician.

No experience is needed and all training is provided. Mountaineer volunteers must be at least 21 years old, in good health, be a fulltime student or have steady employment, and able to pass a background investigation.

An application and complete list of qualifications is available on the SDMRT website. You can RSVP for the informational meeting online at www.sdmrt.com/joinus.htm.