A veteran SAR volunteer's experiences in British Columbia
There’s a lot of misinformation about the newly downloadable BC TRIM maps in PDF formats. They are not “apps” and they are not a replacement for paper maps.
The family of a Canadian man missing in Australia posted $100,000 reward for his recovery alive or dead. Amateurs from all over converge on site.
My friend Richard Laing of Ridge Meadows SAR has written an analysis of missing subjects with dementia in the Metro Vancouver area. View the document here.
The prototype YourLo.ca/tion service was used in a recent rescue; updates on the service and an appeal for donations to keep it running.
We used some high tech yesterday to locate the subjects of a search, but the real credit goes to calling for help early!
I got a first look at the BCA Tracker 3 Avalanche Beacon last week.
The new BC Search and Rescue Association (BCSARA) web site provides excellent information on how SAR works, groups in BC and resources for SAR volunteers.
Live tweeting Boston police scanners interfered with the investigation. Compared with an incident last summer. Scanning SAR frequencies has similar effect.
When I look back at some of the hazardous jobs I’ve had, they make Search and Rescue look easy in comparison.
