Above Photo: To be ready and able to serve, our planning includes members of File Hills Tribal Council, Regina Police Service, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Saskatchewan Public Service Agency, and Search and Rescue Saskatchewan Association of Volunteers.
Search and Rescue Regina began in 1994 after the tragic disappearance of eight-year old Ashley Krestianson.
Search and Rescue Regina is a member-chapter of Search and Rescue Saskatchewan Association of Volunteers (SARSAV).
Mission
To support the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Regina Police Service, or designated authority in their efforts to locate missing persons or assist in other related emergencies.
Vision
Search and Rescue Regina will transform into a leading search and rescue organization in the service of our community.
What we do
Our trained ground search and rescue volunteer members help others in need in our community by giving their time to train, be activated on missing person missions, and provide safety information to the community. We are on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
How we do it
Policing agencies request professional SAR volunteers through the Provincial Emergency Communication Centre who, through SARSAV, texts members located nearest to the search area. SAR members deploy to the search location. Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency facilitates, expands and contracts the situation based on police information.
Our Plan
Model inclusion and cultural respect
1. SAR Regina's membership will become more racially diverse, and age and gender balanced.
2. SAR Regina will broaden its outreach and participate in/support community events hosted by various ethnic groups.
3. SAR Regina members will learn about and respect First Nation culture and protocols and engage with urban Indigenous persons/communities living in Regina.
Build community awareness and partnerships
4. AdventureSmart Trainers deliver courses in the community.
5. SAR Regina will build rapport with public emergency agencies (know who to call).
6. SAR Regina will participate in community events that are organized by or important to our partners with specific emphasis on Indigenous victims and families/friends of Indigenous murdered or missing persons.
Recruit, retain, equip and train members
7. Be exceptional ground searchers.
8. Enhance the SAR Regina recruitment process to attract fully committed, very active members.
9. SAR Regina members will be fully capable to be deployed on urban and rural searches.
10. SAR Support members with specific skills to provide support to help run the business side of the Non Profit Corporation (website, administration, fundraising, etc.)
11. Build a culture of collaboration and trust between members through intentional team building.
Modernize Equipment and Leverage New Technologies
12. Scope out equipment requirements, access list of provincially available assets (SARSAV, SPSA), secure funding for the identified items, develop standard operating procedures and implement.
Support member accessibility and organizational financial sustainability
13. Secure federal Registered Charity status and implement donor management procedures.
14. Secure grants and corporate sponsorships.
15. Explore hosting an anchor fundraising event.
Many thanks to SaskEnergy for sponsoring STOP THE BLEED® training for our members. who learned how to use pressure bandages to pack wounds and safely and effectively apply tourniquets to ourselves and others.