The Emergency Management Exemplary Service Awards

2018-01-23 | Announcements

The National Search and Rescue Secretariat SAR Awards have been replaced with the new Emergency Management Exemplary Service Award (EMSA), formally announced on December 22nd, 2017. Awards will be granted in five categories: Resilient Communities; Search and Rescue...

Data Management System contract awarded to D4H

2017-05-05 | Announcements, Press Release

BCSARA is pleased to announce the completion of the selection process for the supply of a Data Management System for Search and Rescue in British Columbia; the successful bidder is D4H Technologies. Work will begin shortly on the implementation of the system, with...

RFP for the Provincial Data Management System

2017-02-14 | Announcements

BCSARA is pleased to announce the ‘Request for Proposal’ (RFP) is now available for download for proponents who wish to bid on the Provincial Data Management System (DMS). Bidding closes on March 31st, 2017 at 1600 hrs PST. The following files (5) contain the...

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

2016-08-29 | Announcements, Press Release

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...

National SAR Secretariat Seeks Input for National SAR Program

2013-07-19 | Update

The National SAR Secretariat, after its recent start of a Quadrennial SAR Review is now seeking input from SAR groups on the future of the National SAR Program.  BCSARA is encouraging SAR Groups to submit input for the review.  Follow this link for details.