North Vancouver Island BCSARA regional director recently visited the West Coast Inland SAR group in Tofino, WISAR suffered a catastrophic fire at their hall and lost their only SAR vehicle and all of their equipment including most of the hall which was gutted by the fire. Thanks to a BC Gaming grant supported by BCSARA …
This time of year sees our switchboard light up with inquiries from the public asking the BCSARA office when their tax receipt for their donation, solicited by telephone, will be arriving. BCSARA wants to remind the public that we DO NOT seek donations via telephone solicitations. In fact, none of the BCSARA affiliated SAR Groups …
This weekend saw the unveiling of the official BCSARA Challenge Coin in a step towards recognizing the efforts of our membership in shaping our organization from its initial days as the BC Search and Rescue Advisory Committee and now into the British Columbia Search and Rescue Association. The coins are sequentially numbered and will be issued …
On March 21st, 190 Search and Rescue Volunteers from all over British Columbia will descend on the Sheraton Vancouver Airport Hotel in Richmond to learn about a new tool to help them establish the level of exposure to risk. The Response Assessment and Decision Making Support (RADeMS) tool was developed to assist the 2300 active …
There has been much discussion recently on the idea of the “Trailhead Selfie“, The British Columbia Search and Rescue Association strongly encourages all persons who explore the outdoors in British Columbia to carry the 10 essentials and leave a trip plan with a responsible person who will contact Police if necessary. AdventureSmart is our endorsed SAR …
This weekend 20 of the 24 SAR teams from across the northeast and northwest met in Prince George. In total 65 people attended, including SAR volunteers from the 20 teams, representatives from amateur radio, EMBC-Air, the Coroners office, RCMP, BCAS, the British Columbia Search and Rescue Assoc, and the 3 EMBC regional managers in the BC north. …
Comox Valley Ground Search and Rescue is offering a unique and exciting opportunity for BC high school students over spring break to obtain: Certification in Ground Search and Rescue, Standard First Aid certification with transport endorsement, 6 credits towards graduation and, 30 Community Connections hours towards Grad Transitions. Check out the attached brochure for more …
Response Assessment and Decision Making Support (RADeMS) Project Backgrounder: In 2012 the British Columbia Search and Rescue Association (BCSARA) submitted an application for funding under the Search and Rescue New Initiatives Fund (SAR-NIF) for the development of a SAR response assessment tool, training, and safety promotional materials. The objective to assist SAR volunteers to identify, and …
Since January 01, 2007, the BCSARA Critical Incident Stress Management Program provides support to SAR volunteers through education and awareness and by means of interventions when exposure to traumatic events during a callout may result in Critical Incident Stress and where an opportunity to talk about things is helpful. This peer-based program currently has 24 …
AGASSIZ . . . . . . An e-mail on September 11th offering ‘a donation of marine equipment’ resulted in the transfer of the 38’ Roberts Bank Lifeboat and a large assortment of rescue equipment to Kent Harrison Search and Rescue. The Roberts Bank Lifeboat – Delta Society (Delta Marine Unit) voted to dissolve and …