In order to better serve those that get lost or injured in Coquitlam Search and Rescue’s (Coq. SAR) region, the team’s executive committed the team to developing a Helicopter External Transportation System (HETS) team. HETS is a rescue system where the rescuer is suspended at the end of a 200’ line slung beneath a helicopter. …
The Provincial Emergency Program (PEP) has released their SAR statistics for the 2010-2011 year. These stats are for British Columbia only and compiled by PEP. Looking at the graphs below we see a rising trend for the total number of people requiring SAR assistance. (Editor’s note: it is assumed that data includes all SAR tasks, …
In August of 2009, 17 new members in training were recruited to join the team. This process involves many hours of instruction and practical experience. Over the year and half, the MITs completed the GSAR course instructed by Roland Webb and Tai McLavy. All members in training are now officially full members – voted …
The new members in training have now completed the Ground Search & Rescue course and are working towards becoming full members in Coquitlam Search & Rescue. The following video shows a few of the field days that comprised the course. Huge thanks to all the very qualified full members who provided the high caliber training …
On December 13th, 2010, Coquitlam Search & Rescue was invited to present to the 4th Port Coquitlam Scouts. This presentation included a brief introduction to the Coquitlam SAR team, a talk about the equipment, 10 essentials for survival, winter avalanche safety and then some action stations where the Scouts were able to practice making knots, …