Central Fraser Valley Search and Rescue Society
1594 Riverside Road V2S 8J2 Abbotsford, BC, Canada

This grant goes a long way to keep the lights on and trucks fuelled https://www.abbynews.com//four-abbotsford-groups-receive/

We were able to spend this Valentines Day with The Abbotsford Fire Department assisting them with an injured hiker on McKee Peak. Subject slipped and had a bad fall on some ice, resulting in a lower body injury. We were able to stretcher carry the subject to BCEHS.

SLEDDER SUNDAY 1,700 times a year, on average, BC SAR volunteers respond to search and rescue incidents. (April 1 - March 31) 1,851 is how many times BC S...AR volunteers have responded from April 1, 2020 to Feb. 7, 2021. If you ever get yourself in a pickle out there and a helicopter is coming to help you, remember to use these signals when it approaches . The proper body language when signalling communicates your intentions. YES ~ Make a Y with your arms to signal ‘YES I need help’. NO ~ Make an N with your arms to signal ‘NO help is not needed’. When signalling, stay still & remain in your signalling position. A message from Fernie Search and Rescue; In numerous rescues where we have responded by helicopter, it has been a CHALLENGE FOR US to identify the party in distress. The nature of emergency calls is that we are generally responding with ‘incomplete information’, whether it be precise location, number of subjects, what the party are wearing, or even the exact nature of the emergency. As such, when we spot a group in the general area of the reported incident we must spend time ASSESSING from the air whether this is the group requiring assistance. Our request is to make use of the standard visual signals for communicating with a helicopter, as this will allow to get to where help is needed faster.

40 years ago today. The Hug-A-Tree and Survive program was developed in San Diego, California in response to the loss of the life of a young boy, nine year ol...d Jimmy Beveridge son of Jacquie Smith Beveridge. In February 1981, Jimmy was camping with his parents and brothers when he became lost. Despite a valiant 3-day search by law enforcement personnel, human trackers, 400 volunteer searchers, 200 Marines, and search & rescue dogs, Jimmy regrettably passed away as the result of hypothermia. Many of the people involved were deeply affected by this tragedy and wished to find a way to prevent similar mishaps from ever happening again. The Hug-A-Tree and Survive Program was first adapted for Canadian use by the RCMP. It was updated by the National Search and Rescue Secretariat (NSS) and the Search and Rescue Volunteer Association of Canada in 2015 with new videos and activities to support program delivery. We’ve delivered this program to over 250,000 children in British Columbia and are very proud to continue helping the young adventurers be safe outdoors. https://www.adventuresmart.ca/kids/hugatree.htm

TREE WELLS What is a tree well? A tree well is the void or area of loose snow around the trunk of a tree enveloped in deep snow. These voids present a danger to... hikers, snowshoers, skiers, sledders and snowboarders who fall into them. A tree's branches shelter its trunk from snowfall, allowing a void or area of loose snow to form. Low-hanging branches such as on fir trees contribute to the forming of a tree well, as they efficiently shelter the area surrounding the trunk. They can also occur near rocks and along streams. https://www.adventuresmart.ca/winter/treewells.htm

Thanks to our friends at Ridge Wilderness for coming out and re-certifying some of our member in Wilderness First Aid. If you don’t use it, you lose it -

With all the Avalanche Warnings across BC it was great for our team to get out for some much needed OAR Practice this past weekend.

Thank You to the Sons of Norway Foundation for the much needed donation to CFVSAR. Equipment gets used, needs replacing, and can get expensive. Your donation goes a long way to help our volunteers get the right equipment to help us stay safe and stay out! ... To see where your donation goes click the link below. https://www.cfvsar.bc.ca/

Search and Rescue teams across the province are bracing for a busier than normal winter season. We do this voluntarily and at no charge. Covid has made everything more difficult to keep our members safe this year. Have a trip plan, take the essentials, know the conditions and know your own limitations.

Amazing Story - Huge thank you to the APD If you don’t know already, read the article and remember the 3 T’s.

If you’re planning on venturing into the Backcountry we highly recommend checking out this online event with AdventureSmart!

Huge Thank You to The Centra Construction Group for the amazing donation to CFVSAR. Your donation goes a long way to help all us volunteers get the training we need & get out there as fast as we can! Watch the quick clip below to get a taste of what we do. https://globalnews.ca//650295fc-3e26-11eb-af1d-0242ac110/

Our team was called out to assist Mission Search & Rescue Society for a technical rescue in some very steep terrain. This also marked the 50th call out for the year for our team so far.

Lest we forget.

https://www.abbynews.com//abbotsford-trail-running-club-t/ Attention all trail Runners! Only a few days left if you wish to run The Valley Verticuddler! The folks at Valley Vertikiller will be donating proceeds to our team from this event! Happy running!

https://globalnews.ca//pemberton-bc-missing-mushroom-pic/ Four of our Team members were assisting with the search for two missing mushroom pickers in Pemberton on Sunday. The search is on going.

Thank you for your donation!

Our team was called out for a reacue on Ledgeview late this afternoon by Abby Fire Dept and BCAS. The Fire Dept had managed to reach the subject first and had the injured mountain biker headed down where we caught up and assisted with the stretcher carry.

Tuesday training night on Ledgeview. First aid and stretcher carry were the focus along with our search managers getting some search practice in our command truck.

CFVSAR would like to thank Shanda Parks and Simply Balanced Bookkeeping and all the ladies that took part in the Little Black Dress hike up Flat Iron and for raising over $2500 dollars for CFVSAR. Thank you for your efforts on behalf of the team.

We currently have team members assisting with a search in Manning Park today.

Our team sent members to help Ridge Meadows Search and Rescue with the potential of a very difficult stretcher carry on Golden Ears today. Luckily the smokey conditions improved for a helicopter rescue and we were stood down.

We have lots to be thankful for in this beautiful province so have a wonderful thanksgiving weekend. Most importantly, come home safe.

Our rope rescue team was called out for the second time this Labour Day weekend. This time to assist with Mission Search and Rescue with an ATV over an embankment. The subject was taken by air ambulance to the hospital.

Our rope rescue team was called out today to assist with a rescue in Harrison. The team, as a whole, has been very busy as of late so please enjoy the last of this Labour Day long weekend and come home safe.

Our team was called out early this afternoon for a rescue on the Abby Grind. The subject has been transferred to BCAS.

The search for Brook Morrison came to a tragic and unfortunate end today. We would like to thank the community and the multiple SAR teams (Mission, Chilliwack, Kent Harrison, South Fraser, Ridge Meadows and North Shore) along with the APD for their help and support. Our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Brook.

We would like to thank the massive turn out from the general public in assisting our team in searching for Brook Morrison. At this time, we are focusing on areas and assignments that require trained SAR members and we will post updates when new info becomes available.

The search for Brook continues today. If you see him or have any information on to his whereabouts, please call the police.

Our team was called out this afternoon to find Brook Morrison. He is still missing. We would like to thank the 50 plus volunteers that came out to help us search on Ledgeview tonight.

If you have traveled around Abbotsford at the intersection of Old Yale Road and South Fraser Way you would see a small white building that was once used as our sar base. Our current location is on Riverside Road and King Road.

It has been a busy week for our team with three separate call outs. Starting on Wednesday with a search in Yarrow, a rescue in Abbotsford Thursday and we currently have 5 members assisting Coquitlam Search and Rescue with their efforts to find a misisng hiker, Ali Safar Naderi, on Eagle Mountain today.

Our second call to help our neighbouring team to the north, Mission Search and Rescue this week.

Our team was called out for a mutual aid rope rescue at Cascade Falls this afternoon by Mission Search and Rescue.

The weather is great for the BC Day Long weekend! Be safe out there!