Tri County Ground Search and Rescue

TCGSAR was asked to participate in RCMP Police Week activities again this year. Events included a BBG at city Hall, Friday May 16th, a static display at Dieppe Farmers Market Saturday May 17th, and a showing of our Command Post and eguipment trailer at Transport Canada Hangar along with RCMP helicopter,aircraft,patrol boat,dive unit, bomb disposal unit, and the roll over demo unit.All this and cake too!

Tri-County was activated May 3, 2008 to assist with flood control near Burton. It involved going door-to-door checking on residents and water levels around sub-divisions. The team was joined by other SAR teams: York Sunbury, Miramichi, and River Valley. The SAR group operated as Division D under the overall Incident Action Plan.

Tri-County isn't all just hard work...we do let our hair down some times. Pictured here are members attending a recent Moncton Wildcats Game.

From left to right, Jacques Schofield, Eldon Gilmore, André Lacombe, Stella Walker, Richard Foran, Raoul LeBlanc, Bob Searle, Rosemonde Gilmore, Jim Buchanan, Sandy Gavin and Aimée Gallé.

At 18:17, January 02, 2008, Tri-County was contacted by District 11 RCMP and activated to assist in locating a snowmobiler in difficulty in Albert. The gentleman's snowmobile had become stuck on a trail and he was attempting to walk out, but was starting to get cold. He was in cellular phone contact with the RCMP dispatch center in Fredericton.

The first challenge was attempting to find open roads to a point near the presumed location. As the area where the subject might be located remained somewhat ill-defined, Tri-County activated only a limited number of initial responders (11 in all) from the Initial Response call out list.

At 2045, while the CP was still en route to the area, Tri-County was advised the subject had been located in good condition. The team was stood down.

This search again highlights the need to be prepared to respond at any time of day or night, regardless of the weather.