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Silver Alert

By Michael Coyle Posted on 25/11/2013 Posted in Blog Entry Tagged with alert. silver alert, alzheimer's, Autism, dementia, technology
Silver Alert

The silver alert is an example of an alert for a vulnerable missing person in an urban setting that can help find people with dementia who wander.

Tracking people with dementia when they wander

By Michael Coyle Posted on 20/11/2013 Posted in Blog Entry Tagged with alzheimer's, dementia, SAR, technology
Tracking people with dementia when they wander
Project Lifesaver Tracking Equipment

There are various technologies available to track missing subjects with dementia that allow trained searchers to locate them.

Provincial Dementia Action Plan for BC

By Michael Coyle Posted on 19/11/2013 Posted in Short Posts Tagged with alzheimer's, dementia, education, prevention, SAR
Provincial Dementia Action Plan for BC

Province of BC has a Dementia Action plan that makes no mention of prevention, education or response to subjects that wander, a life threatening situation.

Searching for Missing people with Dementia

By Michael Coyle Posted on 18/11/2013 Posted in Blog Entry Tagged with alzheimer's, dementia, SAR
Searching for Missing people with Dementia

Many people don’t know that wilderness SAR teams are often called to search for subjects with dementia in BC, and it is one of the hardest parts of our job.

Unmanned Systems Canada

By Michael Coyle Posted on 14/11/2013 Posted in Blog Entry, Short Posts Tagged with SAR, technology, UAV
Unmanned Systems Canada
QuadCopter UAV

I presented at the Unmanned Systems Canada conference in Vancouver on the operational use of UAVs for Search and Rescue.

Social Media and SAR Operations

By Michael Coyle Posted on 23/10/2013 Posted in Blog Entry, Short Posts Tagged with SMSAR, social media

My presentation from SARScene 2013 on Social Media and SAR Operations #SMSAR

SARScene 2013

By Michael Coyle Posted on 16/10/2013 Posted in Blog Entry Tagged with mapping, SARScene, SMEM, technology, TrueNorth
SARScene 2013

This year I’m attending the conference, presenting, and facilitating at two sessions, exhibiting at the trade show and cheering on the SAR Games.

Social Media in Search and Rescue

By Michael Coyle Posted on 10/10/2013 Posted in Blog Entry, Short Posts Tagged with SAR, SMSAR, social media
Social Media in Search and Rescue

I’d like to introduce a new hastag to further the discussion of Social Media in Search and Rescue: #SMSAR

Family resumes search for missing hikers from 2010

By Michael Coyle Posted on 12/09/2013 Posted in Blog Entry, Short Posts Tagged with missing, SAR, wilderness
Family resumes search for missing hikers from 2010

Family resumes a search for missing people from 2010. If you get in trouble in the BC backcountry, There’s always the possibility you will never be found.

UBCM To Debate SAR Funding Model

By Michael Coyle Posted on 03/09/2013 Posted in Blog Entry Tagged with funding, governance, SAR
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.

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