Denial of grant illustrates SAR funding issues
Whistler SAR’s annual grant was denied, illustrating one of the many flaws in BC’s SAR funding model
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UBCM To Debate SAR Funding Model
Flying over Whistler Village in 2008
The Union of BC Municipalities has proposed a resolution on SAR funding. They support the province funding SAR fully, as their previous resolutions show.
Comparing SAR Funding in BC
Comparison of the cost-per-incident of the top 16 ground SAR teams in BC by call volume
A comparison of the “cost per incident” of the top 16 Ground SAR teams in British Columbia by call volume as a measure of funding disparity.
On a sustainable funding model for SAR in BC
Ground SAR funding in BC is not equitable, stable or rational. Vocal groups are funded, others get little. A rational approach puts resources where needed.
SARDay 3 through 36
Wow. I really thought that I’d be able to reproduce the SARDay posts this year, but it turns out a lot has changed. The first is that I’m heavily involved in designing and building my team’s new Mobile Command Centre and this is essentially …
Funding announcement this week
Some initial comments on the 10 million funding announcement for BCSARA today. Putting the money where it belongs First off, a 10 million dollar disbursement from the government to the BC Search and Rescue Association puts right up front the message …
UBCM Endorses BCSARA’s SAR Support Model
Gurney Creek looking toward Grant Narrows on Pitt Lake
The Union of BC Municipalities endorsed the following resolution last week WHEREAS capital and non-operational funding for search and rescue (SAR) in BC is not consistent, equitable, or rationally allocated and SAR organizations bear the large administrative burden of applying …
What does an under-funded SAR system look like?
An under-funded SAR system might be difficult to detect, how do we tell when we don’t have enough resources to do things right?
Who is paying for SAR in BC?
SAR Funding Uses
Who is paying for SAR in BC? Where does the money come from & where does it go? What does it mean that SAR funding is not stable, & how do we fix it?
Quadrennial SAR Review feedback
Rescuing an Olympic Skier in 2010
The federal government recently undertook a review of Canada’s Search and Rescue program, this is my contribution to the Quadrennial SAR review