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PRRD Search and
Rescue Teams
Activities 2014 and Beyond
Search and Rescue Primary Responsibility
• Tasked with supporting Land
and Inland Water search and
rescue in the Peace River areas.
Secondary Responsibility
• Assisting with implementing
evacuation alerts and orders.
• Radio communications during
emergency events.
•Chetwynd Search and Rescue
•North Peace Search and
Rescue
•South Peace Search and
Rescue
•Tumbler Ridge Search and
Rescue
Search and Rescue
• We do not work on our own, but are activated by one of the following: – R.C.M.P.
– B.C. Ambulance
– Local Fire Departments
– Emergency Coordination Center (E.M.B.C.)
– Joint Rescue Coordination Centre
- Local Government
Search and Rescue
• We are Emergency Management B.C.
recognized, professional volunteer search
and rescue groups, and trained to
provincial standards of the Emergency
Management Division of the Justice
Institute of B.C.
Teams and Commitment during
2014 in the PRRD • Chetwynd Search and Rescue = 500 training
and tasks hours, 20 members.
• North Peace Search and Rescue (Fort St John)
= 3,300 training and task hours, 38 members.
• South Peace Search and Rescue (Dawson
Creek) = 1,200 training and task hours, 46
members.
• Tumbler Ridge Search and Rescue = 1,000
training and task hours, 15 members.
Task numbers by Area
Team 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Total
Chetwynd 5 3 14 6 11 3 37
North
Peace
13 18 23 10 20 15 86
South
Peace
12 7 7 6 8 5 33
Tumbler
Ridge
4 4 8 2 13 7 34
Total tasks - 190
Search and Rescue • Provincial Statistics
*Note 2003 Firestorm
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1400
91/92 92/93 93/94 94/95 95/96 96/97 97/98 98/99 99/00 00/01 01/02 02/03 03/04 04/05 05/06 06/07 07/08 08/09 09/10 10/11 11/12 12/13 13/14
SEARCH AND RESCUE INCIDENTS 1991/92 TO 2013/14
LAND INLAND WATER AIR OCEAN
Search and Rescue • Provincial Statistics
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91/92 92/93 93/94 94/95 95/96 96/97 97/98 98/99 99/00 00/01 01/02 02/03 03/04 04/05 05/06 06/07 07/08 08/09 09/10 10/11 11/12 12/13 13/14
SEARCH AND RESCUE RESULTS 1991/92 TO 2013/14
NOT LOCATED
LOCATED DECEASED
LOCATED ALIVE
Current State of SAR in the
Peace - Increasing volunteer turnover, means a new group of volunteers requires training each year.
- A formalized occupational health and safety program mean more training and equipment requirements for all members.
- Increasing public expectations that individuals can go further into the backcountry and that someone will assist them if they are lost or injured.
- Increasing accountability means more administrative and record keeping requirements.
- Technology improvements.
- Increased call volume.
- Decreased funding reimbursement by Emergency Management BC for responding to tasks.
- Decreased access to no fee courses and training.
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Provincial
Search and Rescue
• Operationally available resources for 24/7 tasks:
– Search Management
– Ground Search and Rescue teams • GSAR lost person
• Rope Rescue
• Swift Water
• Avalanche
• Class D External Transportation
• Wilderness First Aid delivery
• Support for other duties as requested by tasking agencies
Recent Enhancements
Search and Rescue
• All our members are
trained in Ground
Search and Rescue
(G.S.A.R.). From this
basic training they are
able to get involved in
one or more of our
specialty teams.
Search and Rescue
• Some Teams Support
Specialty Teams :
– Rope Rescue
Search and Rescue
– Tracking
Search and Rescue • Ice and Swiftwater
Rescue
Search and Rescue
• Avalanche and
Mountain Rescue
Search and Rescue • H.E.T.S. – Human External Transportation
System
Backcountry First Aid
Search and Rescue
• Part of our training
and tasks are to
support the R.C.M.P.
with evidence
search’s and the
Coroner with body
recovery.
Search and Rescue
• Secondary Responsibilities
– Support for Local Government:
• Evacuation Alert notification to affected residents.
• Evacuation Order delivery to residents.
• Emergency Communications during Local
Government emergency conditions.
• Coordinating/assisting with other non SAR related
local emergencies.
Search and Rescue
Public Education
• We get involved in
preventative
education with the
public about outdoor
activities:
– Trade Shows
– Adventuresmart
• Hug a Tree program in
the schools
• Survive Outside
Search and Rescue
• Along with training
and operational tasks,
we also do
fundraising:
– Parking at the FSJ
Airshow, Truck Rodeo,
etc.
– Corporate sponsorship
– PRRD funding
(currently 22 K)
– B.C. Gaming Fund
applications
What SAR Teams in the Peace
need.
• Sustainable delivery of training to meet the
needs of the public
• Lower exposure to risk
• Enhanced favorable task outcomes
• Appropriate and timely training for all team
members
• Sustainable funding
Search and Rescue
• Request
– The Peace River Regional District Board to authorize a feasibility study to examine whether a service area and function could be developed to provide for the long-term financial contributions to sustain safe and effective delivery of Search and Rescue Services in the Peace River Region of B.C..
Search and Rescue
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