CISM Program Support During COVID-19 Outbreak

CISM Program Support During COVID-19 Outbreak

Fellow SAR Volunteers, We are all in the midst of an unprecedented public health emergency. The COVID-19 outbreak affects everyone, but first responders are affected more than many others. Along with the physical health and safety risks you face, this outbreak has a...
Search and Rescue Unpaid Professionals Urge Additional Caution

Search and Rescue Unpaid Professionals Urge Additional Caution

The BC Search and Rescue Association (BCSARA) wants to thank the public for helping to flatten the curve and driving down the requests for assistance but urges everyone to use extra caution as we approach one of the normally busiest long weekends of the year –...

Search and Rescue During COVID-19 Pandemic

March 27 2020 – COVID-19 Pandemic means people must be extra cautious in the outdoors VICTORIA – As the COVID-19 pandemic puts extra pressure on emergency resources across the province, the B.C. Search and Rescue Association and Emergency Management B.C. are...

Search and Rescue During COVID-19 Pandemic

Sidney, March 17, 2020 – The British Columbia Search and Rescue Association (BCSARA) represents 79 ground search and rescue groups across the province making up some 2,500 unpaid professional volunteers who average 1,700 responses a year. During these fast-changing...