Search and Rescue Groups

Serving the Province of British Columbia

Sea to Sky
The Sea-to-Sky region includes Vancouver, the third largest city in Canada, eight search and rescue groups, and includes the BC Search and Rescue Association head office.
Coquitlam SAR
Lions Bay SAR
North Shore Rescue
Pemberton Search and Rescue
Squamish Search and Rescue
Sunshine Coast Search and Rescue
Surrey Search and Rescue
Whistler SAR
Fraser Valley
Central Fraser Valley Search and Rescue
Chilliwack Search and Rescue
Hope Search and Rescue
Kent Harrison Search and Rescue
Mission Search and Rescue
Ridge Meadows Search and Rescue
South Island
Cowichan SAR
Juan de Fuca Search and Rescue
Ladysmith Search and Rescue
Metchosin Search and Rescue
Peninsula Emergency Measures Organization
Saanich Search and Rescue
Salt Spring Island Search and Rescue
North Island
Alberni Valley Rescue Squad
Arrowsmith Search & Rescue
Campbell River Search and Rescue
Comox Valley Ground Search and Rescue
Nanaimo Search and Rescue Society
Powell River Search and Rescue
Westcoast Inland Search and Rescue
Okanagan Similkameen
Central Okanagan Search and Rescue
Keremeos Search and Rescue
Oliver - Osoyoos Search and Rescue
Penticton and District Search & Rescue
Princeton Ground Search and Rescue
Thompson Okanagan
Barriere Search & Rescue
Kamloops Search and Rescue
Logan Lake Search and Rescue
Nicola Valley Search and Rescue
Shuswap Search and Rescue
Vernon Search & Rescue Group Society
Wells Gray Search and Rescue
West Kootenay
Arrow Lakes Search and Rescue
Castlegar Society for Search and Rescue
Creston Valley Search and Rescue
Grand Forks Search and Rescue
Kaslo Search and Rescue
Nelson Search and Rescue
Rossland & District Search and Rescue
South Columbia Search and Rescue
East Kootenay
Columbia Valley Search and Rescue
Cranbrook Search and Rescue
Elkford Search and Rescue
Fernie Search and Rescue
Golden & District Search and Rescue
Kimberley Search and Rescue
Revelstoke Search and Rescue
Sparwood Search and Rescue
Bulkley Nechako
Bulkley Valley Search and Rescue
Burns Lake Search and Rescue
Fort St. James Search and Rescue
Houston Search and Rescue
Nechako Valley Search and Rescue
Cariboo Chilcotin
Bella Coola Valley Search and Rescue
Central Cariboo Search and Rescue
Mackenzie Search and Rescue
Prince George Search and Rescue
Quesnel Search and Rescue
Robson Valley Search and Rescue
South Cariboo Search and Rescue Society
West Chilcotin Search and Rescue
Northeast
Chetwynd Search and Rescue
Fort Nelson Search and Rescue
North Peace Search & Rescue
South Peace Emergency Response Team
Tumbler Ridge Search and Rescue
Northwest
Archipelago Search and Rescue
Atlin Search and Rescue
Kitimat Search and Rescue
Prince Rupert Search and Rescue
Stewart Search and Rescue
Terrace Search and Rescue

The BC Search and Rescue Society represents SAR groups from all over BC, and has divided the province into regions, each of which elects a representative to the BCSARA board. The regions attempt to group teams with common issues, and similar terrain types, and to represent their interests to the board as a whole.

There are currently 80 community-based Search and Rescue groups including  4 provincial organizations that also have representation with BCSARA, representing approximately 2500 volunteers. In addition, there are.