Using Snapchat stories to locate missing 3 missing hikers
Oplopanax Horridus
A veteran SAR volunteer's experiences in British Columbia
Tag: social media
On Backcountry Safety
Backcountry safety is the process that consists of many parts; all of them are important, and leaving one out can mean the difference between life and death.
Social Media for Large Scale Incidents
Guidelines for the use of Social Media for Large Scale Search and Rescue Incidents.
Social Media Action Plan for SAR
Presenting the Social Media Action Plan for Search and Rescue with guidance on how to use SM to assist SAR to locate missing persons.
Locating lost people using Social Media
Assisting SAR teams to locate missing people using Social Media
Social Media and SAR Operations
My presentation from SARScene 2013 on Social Media and SAR Operations #SMSAR
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
Live tweeting police scanners
Live tweeting Boston police scanners interfered with the investigation. Compared with an incident last summer. Scanning SAR frequencies has similar effect.
Why does SAR Search for Dogs?
Why searching for a Dog is in the interest of public safety
Stop with the Smart Phones already
People are still under the impression a Smart Phone can replace a GPS in the wilderness, and they’re still wrong.
Tagged with: backcountry, communications, gear, GPS, opinion, rant, safety, smart phone, social media, technology