Arrowsmith Search And Rescue
3237 Alberni Highway V9K 1Y6 Qualicum Beach, BC, Canada

A huge thank you to Five Star Wholesale Foods for keeping us fed and letting us use your warehouse on our last task call out! We are all in this together and it is local businesses like yours who make a difference during challenging times. Our community is Awesome! Thank-You! #asar #bcsara #community #fivestarwholesale #parksville

Arrowsmith Search and Rescue was called to monitor then evacuate Parry's trailer park on Martindale Road yesterday. Swiftwater, Logistics and SAR Managers attended. Swiftwater Technicians from Alberni Valley Rescue Squad and Nanaimo Search and Rescue also assisted in the evacuation. #asar #avrs #nanaimosar #bcsara #rescue

Check out the PQBeat Podcast interview with Arrowsmith Search and Rescue's Nick Rivers and Ken Neden at: https://soundcloud.com/us/nick-rivers-ken-neden-asar-122920 #asar #bcsara #pqbeat #podcast #news

Thank you to the numerous volunteers that helped support our residents in the recent flooding alerts and evacuations from the Parksville Fire Department, North ...Cedar Fire Department, Arrowsmith Search And Rescue, Nanaimo Search and Rescue, Oceanside, Lantzville and RDN South Emergency Support Services (ESS). Giving back and supporting your community and neighbours is greatly appreciated and very valued. What is ESS? Volunteers from across the region who help each other in times of crisis, making times of crisis easier to manage. Interested in giving back? Learn more at: rdn.bc.ca/emergency-support-services What to receive emergency alerts that may impact you in the Regional District of Nanaimo? Register to receive timely alerts that through an app, text message, voice call or email for critical events. Select different types of alerts and for multiple locations including home, school and work. Learn more and register now at: rdn.bc.ca/voyent-alert #bepreparedrdn

We’ve closed the book on 2020, and what a year it’s been. Take a look: https://youtu.be/oXRIPBiUncw Arrowsmith Search and Rescue Society responded to a record number of calls, onboarded a dozen plus new recruits and increased our training and certifications. Together, we’ve been able to accomplish some amazing things. ... None of this is possible, without your support, so thank you for being part of the ASAR family. Here’s to you in 2021. Together we save lives by bringing the lost and injured home. #asar #bcsara #community

NSAR members spent the last three days searching for missing anglers Cody Martin and Tamara Sandulak in the Nanaimo Lakes area. Early in the third operational p...eriod, Cody was able to reach cell phone reception and placed a call to his mother. RCMP Air 8 was able to reach the cold and hungry pair within minutes, and airlifted them to waiting medics and family. A happy ending like no other! NSAR is so grateful for the support of not only our neighbouring SAR teams, but our local community as a whole. Mutual aid assistance was provided by Cowichan Search & Rescue, Ladysmith SAR, Arrowsmith Search And Rescue, Alberni Valley Rescue Squad, Comox Valley Search & Rescue, and Campbell River Volunteer Search and Rescue Society- with nearly 100 volunteers in attendance on Saturday. Mid Island ATV Club provided support searching on both Friday and Saturday, which allowed significantly more coverage in areas limited to off terrain vehicle travel. PEP Air provided air support with fixed wing aircraft for both Friday and Saturday’s search efforts, and BC RCMP Air 8 with air support for all operational periods. Coast Emergency Communications Association provided communications support for Friday and Saturday, and MosaicForests provided support with gate security, access to land for staging, and personnel at our staging area for further assistance. Gogo's Christmas Tree Farm also graciously opened their property to our teams for staging on Saturday, and was where Cody and Tamara were flown to reunite with their families. Tim Hortons provided hot coffee and Timbits for our volunteers, and Cobbs Bread Terminal Park provided delicious scones and treats. As you can see this list is immense, but it doesn’t even begin to underscore the human hours and effort that went into this coordinated effort. Fantastic work by all involved! We hope both Cody and Tamara enjoyed a warm night at home with Rex, and their relieved family members. #NSAR #BCSARA #mutualaid #RCMP #CASARA #CECA #bettertogether

OCEANSIDE! (Parksville/Qualicum Beach) VI Curb Appeal has graciously offered to do some fundraising for us (ASAR) and AARF! Please text Bill Dent at 1 (250) 204-7007 with your contact info. Thank you to Vicurbappeal.ca for making a difference!

Arrowsmith Search and Rescue had 9 members attend the mutual aid call to help with the search today. We will be sending more members tomorrow as the search continues. #asar #bcsara

Your safety is our priority! With the current recommendations made by our Provincial Health Officer and BCSARA we are doing our part to ensure we keep safe and in turn keep you safe. We will be going back to training remotely until further notice. You may not see us around our usual training spots, but we are still here if you need us 24/7. Be safe out there...and remember if you need assistance call 911. #asar #bcsara

Thank you to all our veterans who so valiantly served our country. They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning,... We will remember them. See more

CVSAR Responded to a Record Number of calls in 2020 Throughout 2020 British Columbia's Search and Rescue teams have responded to more than 1600 calls for assist...ance. While response volumes have been increasing over the past decade, with 2019 posting a record 1300 calls province wide, 2020 has seen a significant increase both in complex rescues and in large-scale multi-day operations. Sunday, evening marked the 69th call for Comox Valley Search and Rescue's team of highly-skilled and deeply committed Search and Rescue Specialists. The team was paged at 5:30 Sunday evening to assist Comox Valley RCMP in the search for a missing woman with dementia. CVSAR immediately requested Mutual Aid from both Campbell River Volunteer Search and Rescue Society and Arrowsmith Search And Rescue (Parksville/Qualicum) to assist in the substantive search effort. Along with resources from the RCMP, 38 searchers and two SAR K-9 units scoured wooded areas, trails and searched properties in hopes of locating the woman. The woman was located a significant distance from her residence and was transported to hospital for assessment. This search is typical of the calls received by Search and Rescue personnel across B.C. this year. Like last evening, these calls come most often when it is a dark and stormy night, when most people are at home, warm, safe and dry. Our searchers leave their families, their places of work, their dinners, their birthdays, their anniversaries out of a commitment to help others. They do so now with the added burden of operating under added COVID 19 protocols to ensure the safety of their teammates and those that they serve and ask nothing in return. With this year's record call volume, CVSAR has seen a significant increase in medical, technical and remote rescues as well as an increase in calls to assist those who have ventured out unprepared and ill-equipped for the terrain and activities that they are participating in. Our Team's hope for a New Year's resolution is for adventurers, young and old to enjoy all the natural wonders that our community and Province offers but to do so with the correct training, the physical fitness, the essential equipment and by leaving a detailed trip plan with a loved one in the event that an emergency occurs. For more information on Trip planning and preparedness we encourage everyone to visit BC AdventureSmart and to download the Trip Planning App today (Link in comments below).

Arrowsmith Search and Rescue was out at Little Mountain today. Our Rope Team was practicing various rescue scenarios. They were focussing on situations where someone was either injured or stuck on a cliff face and needed help back up to the top. #asar #bcsara #training #ropeteam

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Arrowsmith Search and Rescue responded to a mutual aid call in Nanaimo tonight. We were searching for a 76 year old man who was reported missing. SAR teams acted quickly and the man was found in a couple of hours. He is safe and doing well! #asar #bcsara

It was a great day today training with our new MITs. We ran field exercises usingType 1 and Type 2 Search methods. Back at the hall we practiced stretcher handling and patient packaging. It was a packed day! Rope Team training tomorrow...stay tuned! #asar. #bcsara #training #mit

Tracking has been shown to be a very effective technique in locating lost persons. Tracking is a specialized SAR skill, requiring training, determination and hundreds of hours of practice. Our Tracking Team was out the other day searching for sign, protecting sign, looking at track traps and discussing tracking strategies. #asar #bcsara #tracking #training

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We welcome the first dusting of snow and the first forecaster blog from our friends at Avalanche Canada. Get informed! https://www.avalanche.ca/blogs/welcome-winter-oct2020

Congratulations to Dee Collins and Bruce Wall! They both completed certification for Rope Rescue Technician 1 this past weekend. We are so proud of these two for their dedication and service to Arrowsmith SAR. #asar #bcsara #training #rescue

It was a full weekend of training at Arrowsmith Search and Rescue. While Bruce Wall and Dee Collins were doing their Rope Rescue Technician 1 Certification, we were busy at the hall with our 11 new recruits. Our Members in Training were honing their skills on radio communications, GPS and navigation with map and compass. #asar #bcsara #training

@ArrowsmithSAR joined @ComoxValleySAR and @campbell_r_SAR as Island teams which had members join the 60+ professional search volunteers in Pemberton https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/comox-valley-rescuers-he

Arrowsmith Search and Rescue has 5 members and a SAR manager among a large group of B.C. SAR Members who are looking for a father and son who went missing after hunting for mushrooms east of Pemberton on Thursday. The urgency of the search has remained high as temperatures plummeted across B.C. over the weekend, with temperatures dipping to -5 C in the area on Sunday. Search teams are making their way through rough terrain and cold temperatures in search for the missing pair. #asar #bcsara #sar #rescue

BrightSource has been a fantastic supporter of Search and Rescue in British Columbia. ArrowsmithSAR received another donation of equipment from @bright_source. Bruce Wall gives it a thumbs up!

Arrowsmith Search and Rescue is proud to have two members going through the Rope Rescue Technician 1 Course. Over the last few weeks Bruce Wall and Denise Collins have been training with 16 other members from various SAR groups across Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland. They have put in countless hours of theory and practice to get to this level and will continue with a strict training regimen taking them right through to certification. To prepare EMBC Search and Rescue volunteers to participate in rope rescue as a team member, build systems or components, operate rope systems, and evaluate appropriate approaches under the direction of a Rope Rescue Team Leader. #asar #bcsara #training #rescue

We are very proud of our very own Stuart Kirk and Cheryl Ann Kelly who successfully completed their Ground Search Team Leader Course and certification this weekend. Stuart and Cheryl Ann put in approximately 80 hours between the two of them doing course work and training to get ready for certification. They have both been with Arrowsmith Search and rescue for almost four years and have put in countless hours on task and in practice. We are all excited to have their leader...ship and experience, working with our Ground Search and Rescue Teams. Congratulations to all the Ground Search Team Leaders that were certified this weekend! #asar #bcsara #GSTL #training

770+ BC SAR volunteers responded to these incidents during October 5-11. Vancouver Island region = 11 land, 1 inland water South West region = 1 air, 12 land,... 3 inland water Central region = 8 land South East region = 7 land, 1 inland water North East region = 1 land North West region = 2 inland water Full report https://bit.ly/347ePt5