Technical Rescue and Training Support Statement of Work

FOR DISTRIBUTION TO GSAR GROUPS, AGENCIES, AND INDIVIDUALS WHO MAY BE INTERESTED Attached below is a Statement of Work (SOW) inviting proposals for the provision of assistance to the BCSARA Board in establishing a Technical Rescue Committee/sub-committee and providing...

BCSARA Awarded NIF Funding For ‘Ground and Inland Water Search and Rescue Training and Operational Support’ Project

The British Columbia Search and Rescue Association (BCSARA) is very pleased to announce that approval has been received for funding under Search and Rescue New Initiatives Fund (SAR-NIF) to establish a sophisticated provincial on-line database. This 3-year project...

Media Officer Training

This past weekend, 12 members from across the province took part in a Media/Public Information Officer Workshop led by Jim Stanton and Drew Snider of Stanton Associates. Regional Directors from the East and West Kootenays, Thompson Okanagan, Okanagan Similikameen ,...

RaftEX 2015

Building on the success of RaftEX 2014, the second annual RaftEX was again a great success! With 27 registered participants from 9 SAR teams around the province. Nelson SAR hosted a great training weekend. Members spent 3 days learning raft operations on many...

Attention High School Students Interested in SAR

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...