GPS Track as log book
GPS Track of helicopter flight into the Pitt River area.
Some notes from a recent search near Pitt Lake and musings on using a GPS track as a logbook.
Author: Michael Coyle
Hypothermia Kit Conundrum
Musings about how to select a sleeping back for a hypothermia treatment kit.
ch’átyay katlaoz
Some relatives were in town and we visited the Squamish Lilwat Cultural Centre where I found my favourite plant. Very nice icon, kind of captures the prickly nature of the plant quite well. I’ve also seen the name spelled Ch atiyay but …
The Missing Poster
Landscape output on Letter sized paper
It’s not easy making poster for a missing person unless you’ve done some preparation. Two methods are presented for making the missing poster.
Managing my first large search: Initial thoughts
Some initial thoughts on managing my first large search; one with a happy outcome
We don’t need Heroes
The Victoria Times Colonist asks if there’s leeway for first responders to be heroes, indicating they do not understand Emergency Response
Invest in Disaster Management
Climate change means less stable weather, and more disasters. We have to be more efficient at managing emergencies.
Elliot Lake; the rescuers speak
In an article in this month’s Maclean’s magazine rescuers at Elliot Lake tell their story; it seems that the media and the public were wrong
Update on Elliot Lake
An update on reposes to my article on the situation at Elliot Lake yesterday
On the Elliot Lake Mall collapse
A comment on the political response to the situation at Elliot Lake and how safety decisions should be left to the rescuers.