Coquitlam Search and Rescue would like to thank the many SAR volunteers, presenters, sponsors and our partner agencies for making our first attempt at hosting a Search and Rescue conference a success. SAREx South West, or SARxSW, was an opportunity to bring together SAR members from the 14 Ground SAR teams in South West BC (the BCSARA …
September 27th and 28th, 2014 Coquitlam, BC Coquitlam Search and Rescue in conjunction with the British Columbia Search and Rescue Association (BCSARA), is organizing the first regional search and rescue conference for SAR groups on the south coast in 14 years. SAREx Southwest (SARxSW) will see the 14 Ground SAR (GSAR) teams from southwestern BC’s …
Coquitlam Search and Rescue and Kaizen Kinetics International (K2I, formerly North Guardian UAV Services) continue to work towards their goal of bringing UAV services to Search and Rescue in southwestern BC. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), also known as Drones, are small remote controlled flying machines that can be used for a variety of purposes. Coquitlam SAR and …
Coquitlam Search and Rescue is happy to announce that as of May 5th, 2014, our helicopter rescue group is fully operational, and capable of Helicopter Long Line Rescues, also known as HETS. This project, originally announced in March, 2011, has been over three years in development. Helicopter Long Line rescue, known locally as “HETS” (Helicopter …
The British Columbia SAR community was shocked yesterday evening at the news that Tim Jones, veteran SAR member, team leader of North Shore Rescue, and public advocate for SAR had passed away on Mount Seymour while returning from a hike to the team cabin. The news raced through the BC SAR community, with SAR teams and …