WorkSafeBC Report into death of SAR Volunteer
The WorkSafeBC report into a SAR Volunteer’s death is boiled down into headlines before the upcoming inquest.
Canadian Avalanche Air Bag study
A recently released series of reports on the effectiveness of Avalanche Air Bags in Canada gives us the first evidence that they are effective.
Measuring Smartphone GPS accuracy
Measuring the accuracy of a Smartphone GPS, showing that it is signifcantly less accurate than a wilderness GPS
A forum experiment
I installed a forum on the blog as an experiment in allowing readers to create their own topics for discussion.
Your GPS is lying to you
Your GPS is lying or, at the very least, you’re probably misinterpreting what it’s saying
SAR Long Line capability “grounded”
Some information and clarification on the “grounding” of long line operations in BC and Canada
US National Weather Service issues poignant warning
The US National Weather service issued this poignant and well worded warning today, including the following words; IF YOU ARE RELUCTANT [to evacuate], THINK ABOUT YOUR LOVED ONES, THINK ABOUT THE EMERGENCY RESPONDERS WHO WILL BE UNABLE TO REACH YOU WHEN YOU …
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GPS Accuracy Survey
I put together a survey about how people understand the accuracy of their GPS units, it’s just four questions and I’d appreciate your input.