Wilderness Survival Guide 115 GROUND SEARCH AND RESCUE The Queens GSAR Team was formed in 1981 by Richard Buchanan and Archie Mason, both were members of the Liverpool RCMP Detachment. Over the years our team has participated in many searches both locally as well as elsewhere in the Province of NS. Some of these include a search for Cessna 172M aircraft with two souls on board that crashed near Greenfield in 1998, Swiss Air 111 in 1998, The Delorey Search in Cape Breton in 2009, just to name a few. The team is also active in the community of Queens by providing traffic control for Privateer Days parades and events such as the Hank Snow Music Festival, Wickwire Academy Spring Fling, etc, assists yearly with the restocking of Christopher Lakes, and participates with EMO, VFD and EMS in training for and being prepared for a community disaster, i.e., flood, fire, HAZMAT release, etc. Our membership stands at 32 with only about 10 to 12 of those being actual searchers. Approximately 20 of our members belong to our auxiliary, whose main purpose is to fundraise for Queens GSAR requirements. All of our personnel have received training in Map and Compass, GPS, Searcher Training, Backpack Required Equipment, Clue Finding, Wilderness Survival, etc. Other members have received specialized training such as SMART, OZZIE and RTT Computer Program Operators to name a few. Recently our team has been busy conducting ESS training, Searcher training, preparing for upcoming Bass Tournament in August, monthly meetings, providing briefings to community groups i.e. Hug-A-Tree and Survive; and Snow Safety to 4 H children’s group; Project Lifesaver presentation to local Kinsmen Group. QUEENS
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