Brandon Regional Search and Rescue Association Archives
On 23 august, our team worked with the Civilian Air Search and Rescue Association (CASARA) to assist in the training of their pilots, navigators and spotters in a mock aircraft exercise. The goal of their exercise was to locate a crashed aircraft then respond on the ground to the crash site. The exercise involved CASARA teams and Aircraft from all three Prairie provinces. Based out of Brandon, the CASARA teams had to… 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
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.
This past weekend, our team had the opportunity to conduct some winter training in the Brandon Hills, to practice searches, tracking and recovery of a casualty. Preparing equipment for the search. Demonstrating how to set up our MULE litter transporter. This enable our team to transport a casualty over long distances through rough terrain. Demonstrating how to package a casualty in cold weather for evacuation on the MULE. Using the MULE to transport… Read More
The team had the opportunity to support the Civil Air Search and Rescue Association (CASARA) team in Brandon conduct trials of their new drone. The exercise conducted around Camp Hughes ( South of Highway 1, near Carberry) has members of our team acting as lost individuals for the drone to attempt to locate. The exercise also allowed us to train with our new E-bikes and Mule to locate and transport casualties. E-bike… Read More
The team provided First Aid support to the Victoria Inn Hockey Tournament at the beginning of December. Thanks to the members who volunteered to keep the players safe.
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