Brandon Regional Search and Rescue Association Archives
As a Search and Rescue Team, we must be prepared to assist the community when needed. To do this, we must be ready to deploy when requested , in all types of situations. We do this by being prepared ourselves. If our family is prepared then we can assist the community without worrying about them. To do this we must be: Learn about the hazards that can lead to emergencies. 2. Next… Read More
Strengthening Canada’s Disaster Response: SARVAC’s First-Ever MIST Workshop Brings GSAR Members Together In MArch , 31 GSAR members from Coast to Coast to Coast gathered in Toronto, ON, for SARVAC’s first-ever Mission Incident Support Team (MIST) Workshop! This workshop is designed to provide advanced incident management training, enabling participants to take on command and general staff roles within the MIST for future SARVAC HWF deployments. The training came just in time for… Read More
Thank you, to all the volunteers who volunteered as members of Brandon Regional Search and Rescue. From Conducting Searches, providing education to the community through ADVENTURE SMART presentations, providing First Aid to community events and continuing to train to be able to provide our expertise when required , you have made a difference to our community. in 2024 alone members have contributed 5096 hours of volunteer work to the Westman Region of… Read More
The team had the opportunity to train and practice our field skills on 27 April. Bruce Bumstead, our training officer , designed a course in the Brandon Hills where we had to navigate to a start point for a search using only map and compass to improve these skills. We were broken into two teams ( A and B)a nd commenced to our individual start points Once in the proper location, we… Read More
Reminder to all Search and Rescue Responders that in order to support our communities, we have to be prepared ourselves, so that we can deploy while minimizing the worry about our family in the event of an emergency.
Fire Chiefs Applaud Federal Increase to Volunteer Firefighter Tax Credit Veuillez appuyer ici pour la version en français FIRE CHIEFS APPLAUD FEDERAL INCREASE TO VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER TAX CREDIT Ottawa – April 10, 2024 – Today, the Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs (CAFC) applauds the announcement by the Minister of Emergency Preparedness that Federal Budget 2024 would include a measure to double the Volunteer Firefighter and Search and Rescue Tax Credit from $3,000 to $6,000. “This is a strong and… Read More
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