Risk: SAR Risk Assessment
SAR risk assessment tools
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
The Risk app empowers search and rescue responders to proactively identify, assess, and mitigate risks in dynamic environments. Built for offline use, it includes industry-standard risk assessment frameworks used by USCG, NPS, and NASAR.
Tools:
• PEACE: A modern, simplified risk assessment tool. Includes a Risk vs. Gain Matrix to visually guide decisions.
• Operational Risk Management Analysis (ORMA / GAR): The classic Green-Amber-Red organizational risk model with agency-specific definitions (NPS, USCG, FWS).
• Assessment of Specific Risks (SPE): A targeted calculator for Severity, Probability, and Exposure, for evaluating specific hazards like a rappel or water crossing.
Features:
• Customizable agency parameters
• Visual Risk vs Gain decision matrix
This is not a substitute for proper leadership, supervision, or comprehensive search and rescue training. In an emergency, call 911 or your local public safety authority.
Introducing the PEACE tool, a modern, simplified risk assessment tool
The developer, California Search and Rescue, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
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Information
- Seller
- California Search and Rescue
- Size
- 35.4 MB
- Category
- Utilities
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.1 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 15.1 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.1 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
13+
- 13+
- Copyright
- © 2026 California Search and Rescue