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Tag: Incidents

What was the largest search in BC History?

By Michael Coyle Posted on 29/10/2014 Posted in Blog Entry Tagged with Incidents, InfoSAR, numbers
What was the largest search in BC History?
SAR Incidents by Week (2003 to 2010)

What is the largest search in BC Search and Rescue History? Almost impossible to answer to anyone’s satisfaction.

BC Life expectancy highest in Canada

By Michael Coyle Posted on 02/04/2012 Posted in Blog Entry Tagged with Incidents, InfoSAR, numbers, SAR
BC Life expectancy highest in Canada

BC’s life expectancy is the highest in Canada and for men the highest in the world. Could this be because we spend so much time outdoors?

Map of SAR Incidents in BC 2011

By Michael Coyle Posted on 25/01/2012 Posted in Blog Entry Tagged with Incidents, InfoSAR, map, numbers, SAR
Map of SAR Incidents in BC 2011
Map of BC SAR Teams and Incidents from 2011 /2012

A map plotting the location of all of the SAR incidents in BC for 2011 and 2012, including the location of each team in BC.

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