Monthly Archives: March 2011

Treewell camera footage

Posted on 30/03/2011 by Michael Coyle

I don’t usually “reblog” things, but this is something interesting and related to the posts I’ve written about NARSID, or Treewell incidents. A man on Mount Shasta Ski Park in California had a helmet camera running when he fell into … Continue reading →

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SAR Manager (in name only)

Posted on 22/03/2011 by Michael Coyle

After an intense 4 day course (two of those days were 13 hours long), I’ve managed to pass the SAR Manager’s evaluation and exam. People came from all over BC: from as far north as Stewart, BC where the SAR … Continue reading →

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SAR and natural disasters

Posted on 13/03/2011 by Michael Coyle

In light of the recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan, some might be wondering what the role of a local SAR team would be in such a disaster. Basically the answer is that we’re not that kind of SAR team. … Continue reading →

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