Volunteer Ground Search And Rescue Team in Ontario with a catchment area ranging from Blind River to West Nipissing, Cartier to Parry Sound, including Killarney & Manitoulin Island. Please note that North Shore Search and Rescue can only be activated for a search by a police service. North Shore Search and Rescue is a volunteer, not for profit, Ground Search and Rescue Team that assists Police Services as well as other Agencies Having Jurisdiction (AHJ), during emergency events. Our mandate also includes assisting in off-road emergencies when traditional emergency services require specialized assistance. North Shore Search and Rescue (NSSAR) is has a catchment area from Blind River to West Nipissing, and Cartier to Parry Sound, including Killarney and Manitoulin Island; an area encompassing nearly 300,000 people and some approximately 12,000 square kilometers. Upon activation by an Agency Having Jurisdiction, available members respond to the location requested. Our team is based out of Espanola Ontario as it is the most central location, where we have our "SAR Centre" and compound to store our wide range of equipment, while members of the team reside all over our catchment area. North Shore Search And Rescue is a member of the Search and Rescue Volunteer Association of Canada https://sarvac.ca/ Ontario Search And Rescue Volunteer Association https://osarva.ca/ under which we are an Ontario Corp Partner agency available to deploy during states of emergency https://www.ontario.ca/page/ontario-corps -3 in a variety of ways. We assist with numerous calls for Search and Rescue operations during all four seasons, as well as providing "PSAR" (Preventative Search and Rescue) which consists of various programs from AdventureSmart https://www.adventuresmart.ca/index.php which includes the Hug A Tree And Survive program, Survive Outside, and others that educate and encourage people to “Get informed and go outdoors”! These services are provided to the public at no cost! We believe that prevention is the key to preservation, and to teach these skills to the people we serve, in turn helps to simplify our task in a Search and Rescue emergency. North Shore Search and Rescue is a charity (892324799 RR 0001) and is dependent upon assistance from businesses, organizations and citizens to support our fundraising efforts. Donate today https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/north-shore-search-and-rescue/
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