CALGARY SEARCH AND RESCUE ASSOCIATION
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Mission Statement
Combining skills and effort to aid in the search and rescue of people in distress. CALSARA is committed to the preservation of life by: -Locating and rescuing lost persons -Recovering crucial evidence -Responding to civil emergencies -Providing outdoor safety education -Participating in ongoing training and preparedness
About This Cause
Calgary Search and Rescue Association (CALSARA) is a registered charitable organization dedicated to providing fully-trained volunteers to assist local agencies such as City of Calgary Police Service, RCMP, MD of Rockyview, Municipal Police Services, in ground search and rescue operations. We were founded in 1993 by former members of CFB Calgary after the Canadian Armed Forces left the city. Charitable Registration # 0978742-59 Tasking assignments include: -Missing person searches -Criminal evidence search & recovery -Civil Emergency Response -Lost Children Prevention and Civil Response at community events -Preventative Search and Rescue education such as Hug-a-Tree and Survive Outside -Search Management and integration with other agencies locally and provincially When called upon by the authorities to help in a search, our members are ready and able to be deployed into the field within hours. We are a 100 percent Volunteer based organization -All functions of the organization; operations, training, and administration are managed by volunteers – no employees. -We receive neither municipal nor federal funding. -The province covers general liability plus directors and officers insurance for all SAR teams. CALSARA volunteers are dedicated to community service. Our volunteers provide this service to strengthen and give back to our communities. Aside from search activities, we provide: -Preventative-SAR instruction to school, youth and workplace groups. -Lost Child & Civil Response services at community events such as Canada Day and the Calgary Stampede Parade.