The Prince George Search and Rescue Society (
We are tasked by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Coroner Service of British Columbia, and British Columbia Ambulance Service (BCAS) in a variety of search and rescue functions. As members of a provincial team, we are sometimes asked to assist in other areas of the province as well.
How we are activated
Prince George Search and Rescue is activated by emergency services. If this is an emergency, please contact 9-11 and they will activate our team as needed.
Please note there is no cost for search and rescue! You do not need to wait 24 hours to report someone as missing. The sooner they are reported, the sooner we can help!
For non-emergency contact, please see the contact tab at the top of the webpage.
Prince George SAR also responded to a false alarm this afternoon. While debriefing and discussing how easy it is to accidentally trigger the SOS feature our members actually triggered an SOS while the device was powered off. Pushing and holding the SOS button on the InReach while powered off caused it to turn on and start the alarm.
We were able to cancel the emergency right away but it really emphasized how easy it is. Please make sure you are protecting your satellite messengers from accidental activation.
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PGSAR is on high alert - hoping we don’t get any calls for community members swept away in avalanches this weekend. Avalanche hazard is on the rise due to rapid warming and funky weather patterns.
Avalanche danger forecast on the rise
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PRINCE GEORGE - Where the terrain is steep, covered in deep snow and temperatures fluctuate drastically, there...The old app is coming to the end but the one is ready to go time to update.
PGSAR is conducting search type training in Moore's Meadow this morning. If you hear us looking for or calling for 'Clifford' don't worry it's just practice.
Keep this in mind on Wednesday.
B.C. conducting test of emergency alert to wireless devices
news.gov.bc.ca
At 1:55 p.m. (Pacific time) on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2019, a test of B.C.’s wireless alerting system will be conducted as part of the national Alert Ready system to improve public safety in the event of emergency.