General Meetings/2018-11-06/President's Report
From PCSAR
Rough Draft - point form only
Contents |
[edit] Overview
- 23 years of organized SAR in this community
- Year of consolidation
- forced split into formal SAR and CRG, January 2017
- rebuilding organizations
- focus on recruiting, developing higher levels of participation
- 16 members of PCSAR
- 44 members of CRG
[edit] Incidents
- 7 incidents in last 12 months
- most have ended up being small responses
- 2 CER - disaster
- 3 snowmobile focused
[edit] New administrator
Lost previous administrator to a full time job in June
[edit] Funding
- solid support from MD and Town council
- Shell
- casino is September
[edit] Upcoming training Calendar
- 2018-11-10 19:00 LASARA Mock Search Coaldale
- Friday-Sunday November 23-25 1st weekend of SAR Basics course
- Friday-Sunday December 7-9 2nd weekend of SAR Basics course
- Saturday December 8 Mock Search
[edit] Tentative course schedule
- 2018
- Nov/Dec: SAR Basics (2017 Shell SIF, 2018 prov grant)
- Dec/Jan: Avalanche Skills Training Level 1 (2017 Shell SIF)
- 2019
- Feb/Mar: Team Leader (2017 Shell SIF)
- Mar/Apr: ATV Safety (general funds)
- Apr: Wilderness First Aid (2017 Shell SIF)
- May: Man-Tracking (possibly 2019 prov grant)
- Sep: Helicopter (possibly 2018 Shell SIF)
- Oct/Nov: SAR Basics (possibly 2019 prov grant)
[edit] Helping Out
We really appreciate the ways people contribute. If you'd like to help out Pincher SAR, here are some ways:
- You could join one of the committees (see the annual call for All committees)
- Recruitment Materials Editor
- Training Presenters
- Course organizing
- Lead a wilderness exercise
- Determine training available for our members from other organizations
- Help members join
- Organize camp out
