Last year, Coquitlam SAR announced our intention to develop a significant new rescue capability within the team. The technique, known within the BC Search and Rescue community as the Helicopter External Transportation System, or HETS, is also known as “long line”, “short haul” or “Class D operations.” Pioneered by Parks Canada Mountain Safety, and adopted by SAR …
Four Coquitlam SAR members recently participated in a hypothermia workshop. The class was taught by Dr. Gordon Giesbrecht, professor of thermophysiology at the University of Manitoba. Dr. Giesbrecht is a ground-breaking expert in cold research and education. So we were all pretty excited! We learned about the physiological effects of cold water immersion and submersion. …
As we posted a few weeks back, team member Glen Foster has been preparing for an expedition to a research station in Nepal to conduct high altitude experiments on human physiology. Glen sent us an update on his progress. Hey gang….Am back in Vancouver (temporarily) in the final stages of preparation for my trip to …
Coquitlam Search and Rescue congratulates one of its own for successfully completing the provincial Search and Rescue Managers Course. Wendi Harder, an eight year veteran of the team with skills as a team leader and swift water rescuer, passed the four day course recently held at the Justice Institute of BC in New Westminster. Some …
Read Coquitlam SAR member Mike Coyle’s interview on being a SAR volunteer. Mike, along the other members of Coquitlam SAR and the hundreds of other Public Safety Lifeline Volunteers across British Columbia are all proud to serve. More information on National Volunteer Week