*** Search & Rescue Resource Kit *** * Components & Deployment Procedure * June 2000 Owner: Royal Canadian Mounted Police, 'E' Division, Vancouver, B.C. RCMP Contact: Don Bindon 604-264-3542 Work 604-977-1794 pager Manager: Provincial Emergency Program, Victoria, B.C. (1-800-663-3456) Operator: Volunteer B.C. SAR Teams B.C. Deployment Procedure: 1. Request deployment with P.E.P Regional Manager. (via P.E.P. Emergency Coordination Center: 1-888-344-5888) 2. If approved contact Overhead Mgmt. Team Coordinator and Resource Kit Manager. SAR Resource Kit Location: Ridge Meadows SAR, Maple Ridge, B.C. SAR Resource Kit Packaging: 18ft Towable Trailer with 1-7/8" & 2" towball socket & flat 4-pin wiring connector. Trailer contains air-flyable crates and cases 2 Propane Tanks License Plate: 762 083 Computers: Operations Laptop, printer & docking station (14.4Kg Pelican case) Communications Laptop, printer & Zip drive (13.9Kg Pelican case) Registration/Planning Laptop (6.0Kg nylon case) Flatbed Scanner & laminator (31.8Kg crate) Network Hub & cables (10.3Kg Pelican case) Uninteruptable Power Supply (box) Communications: Default Radio Frequencies: 149.495KHz & 149.525KHz & multichannel Kit Portable Cellphone: 604 816-4778 (handheld) Kit Base Station Cellphone: 604 202-1592 (Pelican case) Kit Fax/Phone Machine w/ dedicated cellphone: 604 202-1591 (crate) 15 Portable Radios, chargers & harnesses for searchers (29.6Kg crate) 10 Portable Radios, chargers & harnesses for ICS staff (30.2Kg crate) VHF & UHF (for repeater) Base Station Radios (15.5Kg Pelican case) VHF Base Station Radio & 2 Cellphones (25.4Kg crate) 2 Antenna stands -for VHF,UHF radios & cellphones (19.1kg Pelican case) Portable UHF Repeater, 2 battery packs & charger (27.1Kg Pelican case) Radio Programming Kit (12.0Kg Pelican case) Radio Programming cables (3.2Kg vinyl case) Office Equipment: ICS fold-down wall kit (4.0kg nylon bag) Photocopier (w/ zoom/shrink & wateproof paper) (31.3Kg crate) Multi-purpose Fax/Phone/Copier/Printer/600 dpi Scanner (30.9Kg crate) - with dedicated automatic cellphone: (604) 202-1591 Laserjet 600dpi Printer (25.6g plastic crate) Mylar (1.0Kg map tube) 2 Easels & 2 folding Map Tables (102.0Kg crate) Printer Paper (6 pkg waterproof & regular) (19.8Kg small tub) Manuals (10.0Kg nylon case) GPS Units: 15 Garmin 12XL GPS Receivers & PC data i/o cable (11.0kg Pelican case) PC GPS & mapping software Camp Equipment: 2 2500-watt Generators, gasoline powered (28.2kg+29.4kg crates) 2 20-Litre Gasoline Containers (16.5Kg+22.9Kg) 3 Tripod-mounted 500W Halogen Floodlights (18.3Kg tub) 6 propane heaters, 6 110v desklamps & powerbars (18.5Kg tub) 2 Propane Tanks (20.0Kg+20.0Kg) 8 Heavy-Duty yellow Extension cords (68.6Kg) 3 Medium-Duty orange Extension cords (8.4Kg) 3 Heavy-Duty Surge Protectors (2.0Kg) 6 Cable Ducts (2.2Kg plastic bag) 3 18ft dia. Dome Tents (20.9Kg+17.6Kg+16.1Kg vinyl bags) 3 sets of Dome Tent Poles (22.0Kg+22.3Kg+20.7Kg vinyl bags) 1 28ft x 14ft 3-room tent (three softbags) 4 Tarps (14.8Kg tub) 8 Vinyl base-camp signs, Traffic/ICS Vests (15.2Kg tub) 7 Directional Signs 'SAR, ->' (1.0Kg) 2 Folding Chairs (5.3Kg) Luggage Dolly (16.8Kg) Tool Kit (12.0Kg) Medical Equipment: Field Medical Kit (19.7Kg backpack) Oxygen Cylinder (6.3Kg cylinder) 2-Piece Basket Stretcher & bridle (19.5Kg) SKED Collapsible Stretcher (8.0Kg nylon bag) 2 Hypothermia Sleeping Bags (4.5Kg+4.5Kg) 2 Hypothermia Kits (5.4Kg+5.4Kg backpacks) Field Equipment: 40 Snow Wands (6.3Kg plastic bag) Field Supplies: stringlines, lightsticks, flagging tape (25.9Kg tub) -------------------------- Resource Kit Staff (Area Code 604) Overhead Management Team Coordinators: Phone: Callout# Home# Work# Cell# Indv. Pager# Martin Colwell 570-3083 325-3017 590-7419 816-4779 320-9872 Ian Cunnings 320-1131 574-0827 502-6306 318-1743 320-3400 Resource Kit Managers: Rick Lang 320-1121 463-6182 463-6812 - 605-9918 Colin Wiebe 1-888-666-8556 855-1049 - 309-9326 607-9571 Resource Kit Drivers: Ridge Meadows SAR: 320-1121 - - - - - Rick Lang 320-1121 463-6182 463-6812 - 605-9918 SAR Team Drivers Callout# Home# Work# Cell# Indv. Pager# North Shore Rescue: 320-1140 - 985-3713 - - - Peter Haig 320-1140 980-7809 654-4187 - - Lions Bay SAR: 570-3083 - - - - - Martin Colwell 570-3083 325-3017 590-7419 - 320-9872 - Ed Langford 570-3083 921-9780 986-4464 816-9805 320-3126 Busters Towing (24hr): 604 685-8181 Please give the Task# & destination Payless Towing (24hr): 604 988-4176 ------------- END ----------------