The BCSARA Mobile App

May 2, 2016 | Press Release

The British Columbia Search and Rescue Association (BCSARA) is providing the 2500 unpaid Search and Rescue professionals throughout BC with a new tool to help with their call outs – the BCSARA app. The app, consisting of a number of tools related to search and rescue,...

Search and Rescue Hackathon

Nov 8, 2015 | Update

What on earth is a Hackathon? It’s pretty simple; a group of interested people get together and try to tackle a problem, usually involving technology. They divide into groups, each with a problem to solve, and have 24 hours to take it on. At this year’s...

RADeMS Conference Press Release

Mar 19, 2015 | Update

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 Making...

RADeMS Conference and Travel Information

Jan 19, 2015 | Announcements

Response Assessment and Decision Making Support (RADeMS) Project Backgrounder: In 2012 the British Columbia Search and Rescue Association (BCSARA) submitted an application for funding under the Search and Rescue New Initiatives Fund (SAR-NIF) for the development of a...