Vernon Search and Rescue

Peter Wise has been a search manager with Vernon Search and Rescue for many years. He spoke to the club about the people who belong to Search & Rescue and the types of calls they respond to. It was important to note that they are 100% operated by volunteers and donations. They currently have about 65 members and are available for calls 24 hours a day and every day of the year. They conduct ground and water searches, rescues, recoveries for the Coroner’s Service and assist the RCMP with evacuations for fire or flooding, and evidence searches. They do searches in all weather conditions, from the summer heat to the winter cold, in the rain, wind, fog and snow. There is much more information about this group and how you can support them or join their team at http://vernonsar.ca   (photo shows Peter on the left with Rotarian Bob Sattler)