Yesterday morning 5 North Shore Rescue members headed to the top of the Indian Arm via boat to do a maintenance run of our all-terrain-vehicles and generators. While up there, 2 members did some general maintenance around our SAR stations while the other 3 took the ATV’s up the main line road to do a reconnaissance [...]
On Saturday November 10, North Shore Rescue (NSR) crews headed out to the South Terminal at YVR to re-certify hover entry/exit with our primary air operator, Talon Helicopters. All team members are certified to perform this skill, which is essential for quickly and safely moving manpower and resources into and out of mountainous terrain. Although [...]
With all the rescues and searches this update got lost in the mix. Here it is! VIDEO Footage (Link to GoPro helmet cam footage from the training session) On Saturday June 16, HETS team members, headed to Squamish to validate with Blackcomb Aviation. This training session is not only mandated by Transport Canada, but also [...]
Tonight members participated in swift water rescue training. This training was led by the teams Kayak rescue members. Highly skilled kayak rescue members entered the water and took runs to allow members an opportunity to practice the skill in a live setting. Through a combo of lecture and hands on practice, the session achieved the following [...]
April 14, 2012 – Snowman II As can be seen in the earlier post on Snowman 2 here, the original plan was to have the helicopter rescue team come on scene during the scenario and begin to evacuate victims via helicopter longline. However, due to weather at the site, this was not an option and [...]
To contact the team for a search and rescue emergency call 9-1-1 and ask for the police.
General Information
North Shore Rescue Team Society
147 East 14 th Street
North Vancouver, BC, V7L 2N4
