Grand Forks Search and Rescue

08/21/2026

During this week’s practice, we had guests from our local community trails society join our training scenario.

“A HUGE thank you to the local Search and Rescue Team for including the Trail Team in one of their bi-weekly training sessions. We participated in a “scenario” where a volunteer doing trail maintenance put a Pulaski into their lower leg!!! Fascinating to see the S&R crew handle the “injury” and transport. We watched them organize, deploy, transport gear, interact with injured person, determine process, deploy rope system, deploy stretcher system, load, transport down steep slope with rope system and finally unload at “ambulance” and then debrief. Fascinating! They have lots of cool stuff!!! And they’re always looking for additional help. Thanks again to a great group of dedicated volunteers!!“
-Don, Trails Manager, Grand Forks Community Trails Society

Thank you to these summer students who have been hired by the Grand Forks Community Trails Society, Phoenix Nordic and the Kettle River Cycling Association, who have completed important trail projects to our trail networks throughout their summer employment. Trail maintenance is one piece of trail safety and recreating responsibly.

08/19/2026

Our trucks and members will be present for a practice scenario in the Fisherman’s Trail network tomorrow, Wednesday, August 19th, 6-9pm.

The public is still of course more than welcome to use the trails, but know that we will be in the area.

08/13/2026

We are proud to stand together with our neighbouring teams in their communities times of need.

08/10/2026

The current provincial situation has emergency services stretched pretty thin.

This includes search and rescue teams across the Province who are supporting regional governments to ensure efficient and effective distribution of evacuation alerts/orders.

We join the government and other agencies in asking the public to act responsibly during this dynamic situation we are all faced with.

Given the scope and scale of wildfires currently burning in B.C., and to further protect public safety, recreational off-road vehicle use will be prohibited on Crown land in the Kamloops and Southeast Fire Centres, as well as parts of the Cariboo and Coastal Fire Centres. This prohibition is effective immediately, as of 12 p.m. (noon) on August 10, 2026.

Full information for current prohibitions and restrictions is provided here: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/safety/wildfire-status/prevention/fire-bans-and-restrictions

08/10/2026

**Operation has concluded**

GFSAR has been deployed by RCMP to search for a missing local man who was last seen yesterday driving a gold Harley.

Please give SAR and RCMP space to work. We understand the concern of the public, if you have information or have seen this individual, please call RCMP via the non emergency line, 250-442-8288

08/10/2026

This weekend, 6 of our Grand Forks Search and Rescue members joined Penticton & District Search & Rescue to support evacuation efforts in Summerland and the surrounding area.

Thank you PenSAR for your above and beyond hospitality. We were blown away by the incredible asset this team is to the communities they respond to. PenSAR, it was an honour to work alongside you this weekend, as it has always been an honour any time we have responded and trained alongside your team.

Today, we saw neighbours coming together to help one another. May we all be a good neighbour, willing to help in any situation.

Thank you to all firefighters, RCMP, all first responders and volunteers, who spent these past few days responding to the Bald Range Wildfire.

Our team members have returned to Grand Forks, but the events of this weekend continue into this week and our thoughts are with you all. Stay safe out there everyone.

08/09/2026

We urge everyone to head the advice of Grand Forks Fire Rescue.

We can attest that the current weather conditions and fire situation in the province are making all emergency services jobs difficult.

The more prepared you are the better we can serve you!

08/09/2026

We are continuing to support our friends at Penticton & District Search & Rescue and our neighbours in the Okanagan through to tomorrow.

✨Task Update ✨

As the fire response moved into a third operational period at 4:00 PM, PenSAR members continued supporting evacuation efforts in the Summerland area.

We were grateful to have mutual aid teams from Oliver-Osoyoos SAR, Grand Forks SAR and Rossland SAR alongside us, helping keep resources available as the situation continued to evolve.

Around 8:00 PM, PenSAR was stood down for the night. New evacuation alerts remained alerts, as per BC Wildfire Service, and our teams were able to return home and stand by for further tasking.

A huge thank you to all of our mutual aid teams who came to support our community.

Stay safe.

08/08/2026

Saturday, August 8, 6 members are headed Penticton/Summerland to give support to evacuation efforts during the Bald Range Wildfire.

During this time, across BC our Search and Rescue teams, firefighters and all first responders are being spread thin. Please be responsible with choices to recreate and travel.

For more information and further updates on the Bald Range fire https://wildfiresituation.nrs.gov.bc.ca/incidents?fireYear=2026&incidentNumber=K51490&source=map

For the latest on road conditions www.drivebc.ca

For the latest evacuation information www.emergencyinfobc.ca