Fernie and District Search and Rescue, ("FADSAR") supports the decision made by Golden and District Search and Rescue Society ("GADSAR") to withdraw their services.
The recent lawsuit against GADSAR
A community came out in force to support the search and rescue volunteers whose professionalism and bravery impressed people across the world.
Fernie and District Search and Rescue raised $13,600 at
Fernie and District Search and Rescue is reimbursed for any costs to the group of carrying out an operation, whether for food supplies, rental costs or damage caused to equipment.
However the team mu
Rescue workers prepare to enter the avalanche site.
Jen Coulter and her avalanche search dog Farley after a hard day.
Volunteers gather at the Fernie and District Rescue Hall on Highway 3.
Five young people are lucky to be alive after a backcountry truck crash left them stranded in freezing conditions for two nights.
The three women and two men, from Fernie and Sparwood, told the RCMP
Fernie Search and Rescue is an organization of voluntary members sponsored by the provincial government to offer assistance to those who find themselves in difficulty in the backcountry.
I joined Fernie Search and Rescue about three years ago. I am one of the eight Directors, involved both in running FSAR and responding when we have call-outs.