New NSR Resource Centre ("The Tim Pit" ) at NSR Embassy

As a result of the Mudslide in North Vancouver Jan 2005  NSR has taken several initiatives to strengthen the team's ability to assist Civil Authorities in a crisis.One of theses initiatives was the creation of a Resource Centre. Normally a Search Manager would act as a Resource Manager to the operation from his home due to NSR's excellent repeater system. This is what occurred during the Mudslide. However, what what really required was for this Resource Manager to be based from the NSR Embassy( NSR Base)  where all the equipment deployment and liaison with North Vancouver City municipal works yard staff ( where the Embassy is located) could be accomplished. In,addition NSR is doing more and more short duration helicopter rescues  where Command can be easily and more efficiently run from this location due to the compressed time factors and the ability to move vehicles considerable distances quickly. The Resource Centre is informally dubbed the "Tim Pit" ( trademark pending).

Special thanks to the father and son combo of Greg and Karl Winter who were the brains and brawn behind its construction.