In addition to finding and rescuing people, Search and Rescue volunteers spend many hours a year teaching the public on how not to get lost, and if lost, how to survive until help arrives. From our experience, most incidents could have been prevented or their affect reduced by a little preparation.

Coquitlam Search and Rescue volunteers are available to speak to schools, scouts, guides, hiking and other interested groups about wilderness safety. The team offers the popular Hug-A-Tree program to younger children, and we see several hundred people a year at events such as the "Teddy Bear Picnic" (in Coquitlam), H.E.R.O.S events, Emergency Preparedness Week, outdoor shows, and other community events.

If your group is interested in having us do a presentation, please contact us in writing, via email or by phone.