General Meetings/2018-11-06/President's Report

From PCSAR

Rough Draft - point form only

• 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

• 7 incidents in last 12 months
  • 2017-11-25 Cardston Alzheimer
  • 2018-01-07 Tent Mountain Snow Bike
  • 2018-01-20 Seven Gates Snowmobiler
  • 2018-02-23 Ground Blizzard
  • 2018-05-20 Table Mountain rescue
  • 2018-08-01 Gargantua
  • 2018-08-10 Sage Creek Fire Evacuation Notice
  • most have ended up being small responses
  • 2 CER - disaster
  • 3 snowmobile focused

• New administrator

• Funding
  • solid support from MD and Town council
  • Shell
  • casino is September

• 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

• 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)

• 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