Brandon Regional Search and Rescue Association Archives
Reposted from Search and Rescue Volunteer Association of Canada (SARVAC)Search and Rescue Volunteer Association of Canada (SARVAC)1,408 followers1,408 followers 🌲 Honouring Jimmy Beveridge: The Legacy of Hug-a-Tree and Survive 🌲 Today, we remember Jimmy Beveridge, whose story led to the creation of the Hug-a-Tree and Survive program—teaching children what to do if they become lost outdoors. 🔎 Inspired by a 1981 SearchJimmy’s disappearance sparked a massive five-day search involving 400 rescuers. His… Read More
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
Part of our team training is to practice those skills necessary in a winter ground search and rescue operation. Every year we bring our diverse experience together to practice the skills of building (and sleeping in) over-night shelters for winter conditions, and different methods for fire starting and weathering the fire through cold and wet factors. As this event often includes family members, this year we were honored to participate in a… Read More
March 3, 2018 proved to be a mild-weather winter survival scenario, and the BRSARA team made the most out this skills-building event. In the photograph above, Peter and Neil are instructing the group on different types of shelters that can be built using items from their 24-hour pack and natural resources in the area. Coverage of this training event was also captured by Brandon Sun reporter, Michael Lee. Brandon Sun – March… Read More
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