Brandon Regional Search and Rescue Association Archives
Congratulations to Brandon Reginal Search and Rescue team member, Jeff Bond for successfully completing the 100 Mile race at the MONTANE YUKON ARCTIC ULTRA 2024 in February . He completed the 100 miles in 54 hours, 9 minutes and 6 seconds. We are always proud of our members and their accomplishments Photo by Mark Kelly Photography
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
January’s training focused on developing our 24 hour pack and winter survival. The 24 hour pack is already prepared and contains the necessities that we may need if we are deployed for a search. It includes items such a a Global Positioning System, compass, flashlights ( with extra batteries), weather related clothing, first aid pack, survival equipment, water, nutrition ( such as ready to eat meals or energy bars) and any personal kit… 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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