Using Snapchat stories to locate missing 3 missing hikers
Oplopanax Horridus
A veteran SAR volunteer's experiences in British Columbia
Category: Short Posts
Out of Bounds Skiers are not the problem
There’s no appreciable difference between and out of bounds skier and most other rescues SAR does.
SAR Expertise doesn’t come free
If you are developing a project to assist SAR – tap into our expertise, but do so by respecting that our time is valuable and worth paying for.
UAV Exemption myths
Where you can and can’t fly your UAV under the Transport Canada sub-2kg exemption for commercial use.
Uniforms in SAR
Take a look at these soldiers They are members of the Spanish Legion, and while you or I may think they look a little funny they are proud of their uniforms. Uniforms you ask? Yes, those are their dress uniforms. …
Most popular posts 2015
The most popular posts on my blog for the year 2015 are, with one exception, posts that I wrote in previous years. I don’t know what that says about my blogging this year – perhaps I am getting worse or …
URL Redirection Rant
A few months back I had to deal with a “webmaster” on a national site that deals with public safety information. They had some very critical public safety information at a link and literally hundreds of web sites linked to …
Your worst day
On dealing with friends and family on the worst day of their lives
Tagged with: death
A decade of long line rescue
A short reflection on a decade of being a long line rescue tech.
#TrailHeadSelfie
The #TrailHeadSelfie – possibly the simplest and easiest safety tool you have