Posted on 02 December 2011
Members of Terrace Search and Rescue Water rescue Team recently took part in a hypothermia workshop called “Beyond Cold Water Boot Camp”. The workshop was hosted by the Canadian Safe Boating Council and British Columbia Lifesaving Society and presented by (aka Dr. Popsicle) a professor from the University of Manitoba “ Dr. principle of” is [...]
Tags: BC Lifesaving Society, Canadian Safe Boating Council, extraction techniques, hypothermia, Water rescue team, workshops
Posted on 19 March 2010
Applications are accepted year round, with the selection occurring in the fall. Click here to download a PDF of the volunteer application form
Tags: forms, new members
Posted on 15 December 2009
News story by Terrace Daily: The Terrace Water Search and Rescue (SAR) technicians who left by helicopter have returned to Terrace and those who left by the SAR support vehicle, to attend the scene of a truck accident on Highway 37 north of Bell 2, are turned around and are on their way home. Dave [...]
Tags: Bell 2, Highway 37 North, truck, Water rescue team
Posted on 16 November 2009
All SAR members receive a PEP ID for security and identification . Click on the link to access the PEP ID Form and return it to the SAR training officer when completed. PEP ID Form
Tags: forms, new members, PEP, provincial emergency program
Posted on 16 November 2009
Members of the Rope Rescue team complete a Justice Institute (JI) 24 hour Rope Rescue Team Members course. When the training course is completed each member must complete 20 hours of training and maintain a training log book. Once the members have completed their 20 hours of training they are eligible to enroll in the [...]
Tags: rope rescue, skills, training
Posted on 08 November 2009
Wednesday, Jan 19, 2005 from http://www.mail-archive.com/natnews-north@yahoogroups.com/msg00595.html Water rescue team joins search for teens http://www.mytelus.com/news/article.do?pageID=community/fort&articleID=1820730 The search for lost snowmobilers Mathew Karey and Kora-Lee Prince is now at day 25. RCMP recommenced the search for the bodies on Jan. 14 and are currently working with the volunteers and family. “Search and rescue are fully involved again,” [...]
Tags: Fort St James, January 2005, missing teens, Water rescue team
Posted on 03 November 2009
Terrace Water Rescue with the help of renowned local artist Joe Mandur Jr is fundraising to obtain a Scanning Sonar to be used in the Northwest and the province of British Columbia. The MS 1000 Scanning Sonar turns a typical PC into a high resolution scanning tool. In recent years there has been a proliferation [...]
Tags: Fundraising, Joe Mandur Jr., scanning sonar, Water rescue team