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Coquitlam Search and Rescue was formed in 1972 as a result of a search on Burke Mountain
by North Shore Rescue and members of the Coquitlam RCMP detachment because
there was no local team.
Over the years, the team has grown into about 45 active members. The team is
called out to roughly 40 to 60 search and/or rescue operations each
year, including mutual aid calls to other teams in the Lower Mainland, and
other areas in the Province of British Columbia, and in Washington State.
In recent years, the team has also assisted the local police forces with
evidence searches and urban searches for missing persons. As well as assisting the
Tri-City communities, the North East Sector Emergency Program with a variety of
emergency preparedness tasks.
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