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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Honour House provides a temporary home for our Canadian Forces, Veterans, Emergency Services Personnel and their families while they travel to receive medical care and treatment in the Metro Vancouver Area. Members of our Military and Police Officers, Fire...
The first annual SAREx South West, or SARxSW, hosted by Coquitlam Search and Rescue was held on the weekend of September 27th and 28th. A "SAREx" is what the Search and Rescue world calls an event that combines field training, presentations and classroom sessions...
During a meeting on September 10 representatives from BCSARA and Emergency Management B.C. continued to develop a approach towards an alternative Funding model for Search and Rescue in B.C. based on the discussion paper presented to the Minister of Justice in...
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