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The Victoria Search and Rescue Region (SRR) comprises the land masses of British Columbia and Yukon, as well as a portion of the north-eastern Pacific Ocean. It is approximately 490,000 square miles (1,300,000 km 2 ) of mainly mountainous terrain, with another 275,000 square miles (710,000 km 2 ) of ocean and 20,000 miles (32,000 km) of coastline.
British Columbia Ambulance Service; BC Emergency Health Services; First Nations' Emergency Services Society of British Columbia; Municipal/regional. North Island 911 Corporation, provides 9-1-1 service to North Vancouver Island; Victoria Operations Communication Centre provides 9-1-1 service to Greater Victoria
More than 950 volunteers operate 31 rescue stations on the west coast of British Columbia and in the inland waters of the Shuswap in BC's interior. Collectively they respond to an average of 450 - 500 missions per year, or about a third of all marine emergencies in B.C.
The British Columbia Search and Rescue Volunteer Memorial, located in Victoria, British Columbia, commemorates volunteers who serve, including those who died in the line of duty. The memorial was unveiled on March 2, 2017.
One of each is on constant readiness to deploy in response to distress calls in the Victoria Search and Rescue Region, which includes most of British Columbia and the territory of Yukon as well as 560,000 square kilometres in the Pacific Ocean, up to 600 nautical miles (1,100 km) offshore. The squadron also serves as the operational training ...
CFB Comox is the location of the Canadian Forces School of Search and Rescue, where all para-rescue specialists in the Canadian Forces, known as Search And Rescue Technicians or "SAR Techs", undergo training. CFB Comox serves as a forward operating base for temporary deployments of the McDonnell Douglas CF-18 Hornet fighter-interceptor.
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6th Canadian Infantry Division (Vancouver Island), Mar. 1942 - Dec. 1944 Divisional troops based in Esquimalt; 13th Infantry Brigade (Port Alberni) 18th Infantry Brigade ; 8th Canadian Infantry Division (Northern British Columbia), Mar. 1942 - Oct. 1943 Divisional troops based in Prince George; 14th Infantry Brigade