EMBC Region WEEKLY INCIDENT SITUATION REPORT PERIOD: 17 Sep 18 to 23 Sep 18 Search and Rescue Air Land Inland Water Dangerous Goods and Oil Spills Motor Vehicle Incidents Other (floods fire etc.) General Enquiries and Info Van Island 0 6 0 36 7 3 81 South West 0 9 0 34 5 4 47 Central 1 3 4 10 10 1 30 South East 0 4 0 12 1 1 34 North East 0 1 0 9 9 1 15 North West 0 1 0 5 2 1 13 Headquarters 0 0 0 0 0 1 430 Provincial 1 24 4 106 34 12 650 Weekly Totals Provincial 20 766 201 2289 879 739 23218 Year to Date Air Land Inland Water Search and Rescue Dangerous Goods and Oil Spills Motor Vehicle Incidents Other (floods fire etc.) General Enquiries and Info Weekly Year to Date Total Number of Incidents 181 4894 Protection Order Registry 786 4289 Problem Wildlife 1024 17691 Wildlife Enforcement 224 4548
SEARCH AND RESCUE INFORMATION - WEEKLY PERIOD: 17 SEP 18 TO 23 SEP 18 DATE/TIME INCIDENT # 14 15:29 180941 UPDATE 14 17:32 180943 UPDATE 17 19:07 180924 18 12:24 180958 18 15:35 180959 18 16:35 180960 18 16:54 180961 18 20:46 180962 19 08:46 180963 19 10:27 180964 19 11:47 180965 19 12:27 180966 19 14:06 180967 EMBC REGION INCIDENT ELT/ #VICTIMS # EMBC VOL LOCATED ALIVE DEAD NO COMMENTS CTL LAND 10 Kamloops SAR, 1 Vernon SAR and 1 Nicola Valley SAR members responded to reopen the search for a missing person in the Ashcroft area which was initially opened in 2017. SAR was stood down after search resulted in nothing found. CTL AIR 23 23 PEP Air responded to an overdue aircraft from the Blue River area. PEP Air was stood down after search resulted in nothing being located. SWE LAND 1 11 1 11 Squamish SAR members responded to BCAS request for assistance with an injured hiker on the Elfin Lake Trail. The team located and transferred patient over to BCAS. SEA LAND 1 4 1 4 Golden SAR members responded to BCAS request to bring an injured quad rider up a 20 ft embankment to the waiting ambulance. The patient was transferred to BCAS with the assistance of a bystander quad rider. VIR LAND 1 3 1 3 Campbell River SAR members responded to retrieve a hiker who suffered a broken leg along the West Coast Trail. SAR was stood down after Parks Canada opted to retrieve the subject themselves. SWE LAND 1 17 1 17 Central Fraser Valley SAR members responded to an RCMP request to assist with locating a despondent person. The subject was successfully located and handed off to BCAS. SWE LAND 1 19 1 19 North Shore Rescue members responded to an injured hiker in the Hanes Valley. The subject was extracted by helicopter and transferred to BCAS. VIR LAND 1 4 1 4 North Shore Rescue members responded to Parks Canada request for assistance with an injured female who sustained a fractured ankle while hiking the West Coast Trail. The subject and her party were flown out, and patient was handed over to BCAS for assessment and treatment SWE LAND 1 6 1 6 Squamish SAR members responded for an injured hiker at the Ranger station on Garbaldi Lake. The subject was located, air lifted out and handed off to BCAS. VIR LAND 1 11 1 11 Campbell River SAR members responded for an injured subject at Cream Lake near Campbell River. The patient was air lifted out and handed off to BCAS. CTL INLAND WATER 1 1 1 1 Shuswap Marine Rescue member (Lifeboat 1) responded for an injured subject from the Totem Resort on Shuswap Lake in Tappen. The patient was rescued and transferred to BCAS. CTL LAND 1 5 1 5 Vernon SAR members responded to search for a missing child last seen on Grandview Flats Road in Spallumcheen. SAR was stood down when the subject was located by the RCMP. SWE LAND 1 1 1 1 Coquitlam SAR member responded for an unconscious subject that was pulled out of the water in Johnson Bay, near Belcarra. SAR did not respond as they were not needed.
19 14:28 180968 19 18:09 180969 19 18:19 180970 20 19:35 180971 22 1047 180972 22 15:03 180973 22 1519 180974 22 15:35 180975 22 1720 180976 22 17:36 180977 22 18:29 180978 23 16:37 180979 23 21:48 180980 23 21:58 180981 SWE LAND 1 8 1 8 Squamish SAR members responded to a male in distress near Lovely Water Lake. The subject was air lifted out and refused BCAS assistance due to lack of need. VIR LAND 1 22 1 22 Comox Valley SAR members responded to a BCAS request for a female who was injured in a mountain bike accident in the Cumberland area. Patient was found and turned over to BCAS. SEA LAND 1 10 1 10 Fernie SAR members responded to a male who suffered a mountain bike accident in the River Road area. The subject was recovered and transferred to BCAS and taken to hospital. SWE LAND 1 1 1 CFV SAR was contacted by Langley Police to search for an elderly female suffering dementia, who went missing in the area of 205 Street and 68th Ave, Langley. SAR was stood down while mustering as the police located the subject alive and well. SEA LAND 1 5 1 5 Golden SAR members responded to assist an injured runner in the Golden Ultra race. The patient was recovered and transferred to BCAS CTL LAND 1 8 1 8 Pemberton SAR members responded to a BCAS request for a male motorcyclist with a leg injury near Tyax Lodge. SAR flew in, picked up the patient and handed him over to BCAS for transport to the clinic. SWE LAND 1 12 12 North Shore Rescue responded to BCAS request for reports of a possible injured boater near Mud Lake on Bowen Island. After consulting with RCMP, North Shore Rescue was stood down as it was determined that this incident was in fact the same incident as SAR 180973. VIR LAND 1 10 1 10 Campbell River SAR members responded to a missing 91 y/o mushroom picker near Elk Falls Prov Park. SAR was stood down after RCMP located the subject alive and well. NWE LAND 1 11 1 11 Bulkley Valley SAR members responded to BCAS request to assist a male that was attacked by a bear in the Smithers area. Patient retrieved by SAR with bite marks and an injured arm. CTL LAND 1 13 1 5 Penticton SAR 8 Penticton FD members responded to BCAS request for assistance with an injured female with a fractured leg in Naramata. Patient was picked up and transferred to BCAS. VIR LAND 2 15 2 15 Comox Valley SAR members responded to RCMP request for 2 overdue hikers on Mount Albert Edward near Mount Washington. Subject recovered by brought out by RCMP. SWE LAND 1 20 1 13 Sunshine Coast SAR members and 7 Roberts Creek Fire responded to a BCAS request for an injured hiker near Roberts Creek Falls. Patient was retrieved using rope rescue and was then transported to hospital. SEA LAND 2 10 2 10 Kaslo SAR members responded to 2 overdue hikers from the McBeth Icefield area. SAR was stood down en route as RCMP located the subjects. NEA INLAND WATER 5 10 5 10 North Peace SAR members responded to RCMP request for 5 overturned boaters near
WEEK TOTAL YEAR TO DATE Hudsons Hope. SAR was stood down after the boaters made contact with the RCMP and were in good condition and prepared for an overnight stay. 25 31 260 30 0 0 ELT - 0 981 1298 10472 1170 45 80 ELT - 18
WEEKLY INCIDENT REPORT Sept 17 23, 2018 DANGEROUS GOODS: On 18 Sept, a sinking tugboat in Kootenay Lake near Balfour was reported to Ministry of Environment. The incident was raised to a Code 2 (urgent status) by the Ministry of Environment Response Officer (MOE EERO) for notification purposes and potential for environmental impacts. URBAN FIRE (S): DATE LOCATION IMPACTED 17 Sept Vancouver 5 people 19 Sept Penelakut Island 10 people 19 Sept Delta 6 people 20 Sept Victoria 1 person 22 Sept New Westminster 4 people H:\Profile\Desktop\EM REPORT 23 Sep.doc - 1 -