WEEKLY INCIDENT
SITUATION REPORT
PERIOD: 6 Mar 17 to 12 Mar 17
Search and Rescue
EMBC Region
Air
Land
Van Island
1
5
Inland
Water
0
South West
0
7
Central
0
South East
Dangerous Motor
Goods and Vehicle
Oil Spills Incidents
Other
(floods
fire etc.)
General
Enquiries
and Info
19
10
2
50
2
31
5
2
57
5
1
5
18
1
49
0
12
0
15
10
1
46
North East
0
2
0
14
2
0
39
North West
0
2
0
1
8
0
20
Headquarters
Provincial
Weekly
Totals
0
0
0
0
0
0
341
1
33
3
85
53
6
602
Provincial
Year to Date
36
1370
228
3591
2358
720
35145
Air
Land
Inland
Water
Other
(floods
fire etc.)
General
Enquiries
and Info
Search and Rescue
Dangerous Motor
Goods and Vehicle
Oil Spills Incidents
Weekly
Year to Date
Total Number of Incidents
181
8303
Protection Order Registry
146
6822
Problem Wildlife
255
29958
Wildlife Enforcement
90
7576
SEARCH AND RESCUE INFORMATION - WEEKLY PERIOD: 6 MAR 17 TO 12 MAR 17
DATE/TIME
INCIDENT #
EMBC
ELT/
#
LOCATED
REGION INCIDENT #VICTIMS EMBC ALIVE DEAD NO
VOL
06 09:24
161600
CTL
INLAND
WATER
3
06 14:10
161601
SWE
INLAND
WATER
20
06 1500
161602
VIR
AIR
ELT
1
06 15:48
161603
NWE
LAND
1
3
1
06 22:04
161604
VIR
LAND
2
13
2
06 22:03
161605
VIR
LAND
2
16
2
06 22:54
161606
VIR
LAND
2
1
2
07 09:07
161607
SEA
LAND
1
4
1
07 13:04
161608
SWE
LAND
1
16
1
07 14:59
161609
VIR
LAND
1
20
1
07 18:12
161610
SWE
LAND
4
13
4
08 10:27
161611
SWE
LAND
1
7
1
COMMENTS
3 Kelowna Marine Rescue members responded to
a boat in distress on Okanagan Lake. It was a
non-issue as the boat was being towed on the lake.
10 Kent Harrison and 10 Chilliwack SAR members
responded to search for any possible vehicle
occupants on the Fraser River under the Agassiz
Rosedale Bridge. SAR was stood down when it was
determined to be a vehicle that was checked
previously.
1 member of PEP Air responded to a JRCC
request to assist with locating an ELT sounding in
the vicinity of the Campbell River Dump. PEP Air
was stood down when ELT ceased sounding.
3 Terrace SAR members responded to an RCMP
request to rescue an injured skier in the
back-country around Shanes Mountain. The patient
was handed off to BC Ambulance.
13 Powell River SAR members responded to 2
stranded snowshoers at Tin Hat in Powell River.
The subjects were located and transported to
Powell River in good health.
16 Alberni Valley Rescue Squad members
responded to an RCMP request to assist with the
locating 2 stranded motorists on the back roads NE
of Port Alberni. The motorists were located in good
condition and escorted out of the area.
1 Cowichan Valley SAR member responded to an
RCMP request to assist with the location of 2
stranded motorists near Shawnigan Lake. SAR was
stood down when the people were rescued by
police.
4 Golden SAR members responded to a BCAS
request for SAR assistance for a female hiker with
a possible broken leg at the Bill Putnam Hut. The
patient was rescued by SAR members and flown
out to safety.
16 North Shore Rescue members responded to an
RCMP request to search for a skier that had gone
out of bounds on Grouse Mountain. The subject
was retrieved in good condition.
20 Powell River SAR members responded to an
RCMP request to search for a 10-year-old boy in
Lund. The boy was found as the SAR team arrived
on scene.
13 Kent/Harrison SAR members responded to an
RCMP request to locate and transport 4 subjects
from Port Douglas at the top end of Harrison Lake,
back to Harrison Hot Springs. All subjects retrieved
without injuries
7 Whistler SAR members responded to a BCAS
request for SAR assistance for a man who had
taken a 60-70 foot fall in Brandywine Bowl. The
injured subject, with several broken bones, was
flown out by SAR.
08 16:34
161637
CTL
LAND
1
3
1
09 1605
161612
SEA
LAND
1
4
1
09 19:15
161613
SEA
LAND
9
1
9
09 19:30
161614
SEA
LAND
1
16
1
09 20:33
161615
CTL
LAND
10 12:19
161616
SWE
LAND
1
10
1
10 16:36
161617
NEA
LAND
3
12
3
10 20:38
161618
SEA
LAND
1
1
1
11 08:55
161619
SEA
LAND
2
12
2
11 13:21
161620
SWE
LAND
1
20
1
11 15:10
161621
SEA
LAND
1
8
1
7
(The system assigned a duplicate incident #
161612, therefore this incident was re-assigned
incident #161637) 3 Princeton SAR members
responded to assist with an ill 66-year-old female
hiker near the lowest tower off of Liddicoat Road,
just north of Keremeos. The female hiker was able
to walk out with assistance from SAR and passed
to BCAS for assessment.
4 Revelstoke SAR members responded to locate
an injured snowmobiler in the Craigellachie area
near Revelstoke. The SAR was stood down when a
group of sledders came across the subject and
assisted with self rescue.
1 Revelstoke SAR member responded to an RCMP
request to locate and assist 9 snowmobilers in the
Frisbee Mountain area near Revelstoke. Team was
stood down by RCMP after the subjects made it
safely on their own.
16 Kimberley SAR members responded to an
RCMP request to locate and transport a missing
hiker near Kimberley. Team was able to locate the
subject alive and well and escort safely from the
area, tasking is concluded at this time.
7 Vernon SAR members responded to RCMP
request to search around an MVI that had occurred
earlier in the day east of Cherryville on Highway 6
East. No occupant was located and it is suspected
they may have managed to exit the vehicle on their
own.
10 North Shore Rescue members responded to
BCAS request for an unconscious hiker believed to
have suffered an asthma attack while hiking on
Dam Mountain Trail near the top of the Grouse
Grind. SAR was stood down by BCAS as they were
able to access patient without SAR assistance.
12 Quesnel SAR members responded to
investigate a spot beacon that was initiated by
forestry workers in the Quesnel area. The three
workers were located by a staff member of the
Batnuni Resort and transported back to the Resort.
They had activated the beacon after one of the
workers had become hypothermic.
1 Golden SAR member was contacted regarding an
abandoned car at the Kicking Horse Ski Resort.
SAR was stood down when the subject was located
staying in a nearby rental house.
12 Fernie SAR members responded to search for
two missing skiers in the back-country near the
Fernie Alpine Resort. Their tracks were spotted by
SAR from a helicopter and they were located in a
snow cave where they had sought refuge. They
were airlifted out.
8 Hope SAR and 12 Chilliwack SAR members
responded to a skier with a lower leg injury below
Zoa Peak. The skier was rescued and brought out
of the area, and then refused medical treatment for
the injury.
8 Revelstoke SAR member responded following a
SPOT beacon activation in the Crazy Creek area
near Revelstoke. The individual who triggered the
11 15:44
161622
SWE
INLAND
WATER
1
5
1
11 15:59
161623
CTL
LAND
11 17:50
161624
SEA
AIR
1
2
1
11 18:12
161625
SEA
LAND
2
4
2
11 21:03
161626
SWE
LAND
2
1
2
11 21:00
161627
SWE
LAND
1
12
1
11 21:20
161628
NEA
LAND
2
9
2
12 08:10
161629
VIR
LAND
1
8
1
12 10:50
161630
CTL
LAND
1
14
1
12 14:28
161631
CTL
LAND
1
15
1
12 14:51
161632
SEA
LAND
1
5
1
12 16:19
161633
NWE
LAND
1
11
1
12 20:05
161634
SEA
LAND
2
8
2
10
SPOT walked out of the area and SAR was stood
down.
5 Hope SAR members responded to assist at the
scene of a vehicle in the river with trapped
occupants off of Highway 3, Berkley Creek. Mutual
aid was requested from the Chilliwack swiftwater
team but they were stood down prior to responding
when Hope SAR advised they were on scene and
they had the vehicle occupant on shore. The
subject was transferred to BCAS.
10 Shuswap members responded to search for a
lost snowmobiler on Eagles Mountain. SAR was
stood down when it was determined that this
incident was related to SAR 161621.
3 Revelstoke SAR members responded to search
for a missing skier on Revelstoke Mountain. The
subject was picked up at the side of the road by
SAR.
4 Revelstoke SAR members responded to search
for two lost sledders on Frisbee Mountain. The SAR
was concluded when the subjects were assisted
out of the area by Glacier Mountain Sledding.
One Pemberton SAR member was called out to
assist with the rescue two injured snowmobilers up
Mackenzie FSR outside of Pemberton. SAR was
stood down as the patients were retrieved by
BCAS.
12 Surrey SAR members responded to search for a
missing despondent female in the Fleetwood area
of Surrey. SAR was stood down when the subject
was located by police.
9 South Cariboo SAR members responded to
search for two overdue sledders in the MIca
Mountain area near 100 Mile House. SAR located
both subjects and extracted them safely.
8 Nanaimo SAR members responded to search for
a male missing in the area of Jinglepot Road and
Wellington Road. SAR was stood down when the
RCMP located the subject.
7 Wells Gray and 7 Vernon SAR members
responded to rescue an injured snowmobiler with a
fractured leg in the Blue River area. The subject
was successfully extracted via winch, and was
flown to Kamloops Hospital.
15 Vernon SAR members responded to rescue an
injured snowmobiler in Hunter's Range. The subject
was successfully transferred to BCAS.
5 Golden SAR members responded to a confirmed
avalanche to locate a missing person in the
Terminator 3 Range. SAR was stood down as the
subject was located by their companion.
11 Bulkley Valley SAR members responded to
search for a missing snowboarder and snowmobiler
off Coalmine Road in Telkwa. The subject was
recovered in good condition.
8 Revelstoke SAR members responded to locate
and transport 2 missing snowmobilers on Boulder
Mountain, near Revelstoke. SAR brought both
subjects out safely and released them.
12 2041
161635
WEEK
TOTAL
YEAR TO
DATE
SEA
LAND
2
4
2
37
54
319
54
1636
2199
17325 2032
0
0
4 COSAR members responded to search for two
missing male skiers at Gem Lake. Both skiers were
rescued by SAR.
ELT - 1
74
93
ELT - 40
WEEKLY INCIDENT REPORT 6 – 12 Mar 2017
DANGEROUS GOODS
On 10 Mar 17, a report was received concerning a spill of fuel from a storage tank at the
Port Harvey Marina on East Cracroft Island. The incident was upgraded to Code 2
(urgent status) by the Ministry of Environment Response Officer due to the spills
proximity to vital First Nations’ clam beds.
MISCELLANEOUS
On 08 Mar 17, Kamloops opened their EOC to manage complications due to a power
outage that resulted in a loss of potable water to the city.
URBAN FIRE (S):
DATE
LOCATION
IMPACTED
07 Mar 17
07 Mar 17
07 Mar 17
08 Mar 17
11 Mar 17
Port Moody
Nanaimo
Langley
Langford
Revelstoke
2 people
4 people
2 people
3 people
2 people
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