Coquitlam SAR is recruiting! You can read about it in our previous post, and you can learn what it takes to be a SAR member on our membership page. We are holding an information session where members of the team will deliver a short presentation and answer questions, and accept applications in person. Coquitlam City …
We are looking for a group of dedicated, community minded individuals who are motivated to spend their time helping others. Coquitlam SAR responds to between 30 to 40 SAR incidents a year, ranging from lost hikers, children, elderly, people with dementia and developmental disabilities, injured people, boaters, 4×4 drivers, and mountain bikers among many other …
Last night members of Coquitlam SAR did some cross training with members of Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue Station 2 (North Vancouver). Formerly know as the Coast Guard Auxiliary, RCM-SAR Station 2 is responsible for search and rescue responses in the coastal areas of BC. Station 2 is located in the Lynwood Marina, and …
Coquitlam SAR members travel around the world, climbing in the Himalayas, Mount Logan, and competing in rope rescue competitions in Europe, and recently two of our members assisted in a rescue of a fallen climber in the Bugaboos here in BC. The Bugaboo Mountains near Golden, BC is a world renowned rock climbing destination with …
For last night’s SAR training, Coquitlam SAR invited a local hobbyist to demonstrate his Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) and answer questions about their performance characteristics for the team and members of Ridge Meadows SAR. For the purposes of this article, a UAV is simply a radio controlled aircraft. The RC hobby is quite an old …