British Columbia, Canada (November 2017) - The British Columbia Search and Rescue Association (BCSARA) is the one of the largest response organizations in Canada. It represents and supports the 80 Emergency Management BC recognized ground, and inland water search & rescue groups with over 2,500 responders in the province.
Provision of Search and Rescue in British Columbia creates many unique challenges; not only is the province vast in size, but the terrain can be steep, and the weather can be extreme. Gathering data and statistics from across such a wide and varied region requires unique and powerful technologies to assist them managing a large organization.
D4H Technologies has been announced as the successful bidder for the British Columbia Search and Rescue Data Management System. BCSARA President, Chris Kelly, remarked “We look forward to working with D4H to assist BCSARA and our SAR Groups with data collection, support during operations and forecasting needs into the future”.
D4H specializes in cloud-based solutions for the management of emergency response teams allowing emergency response organizations to manage their incidents, personnel, and equipment and submit the required reporting to provincial and federal governments. D4H software has been deployed in over 16 countries including provincial, state, and national implementations. To solve the challenges faced in British Columbia, D4H are providing a world-class software solution used by professional response teams around the world.
Within Canada, D4H already provides their products to fire departments in all major cities, federal disaster response teams, multiple oil-sands facilities and mines, and a majority of the search and rescue teams nation-wide. “We are delighted to be part of this initiative in British Columbia” commented Robin Blandford, CEO of D4H Technologies, “we get to go back to my roots in SAR, deploying our world class Incident Analytics, Personnel & Training, and Equipment Management solutions into one of the world’s most well developed response systems”.
Hundreds of search and rescue administrators within British Columbia are currently undertaking on-site training in D4H. This project is supported under the Search and Rescue New Initiatives Fund (NIF), administered by the National Search and Rescue Secretariat (Public Safety Canada).
Founded in 2008 by Robin Blandford, combining his background in the Coast Guard with an accomplished and talented team of computer scientists, first responders, and emergency managers - D4H Technologies’ software products have been developed using the feedback of more than 60,000 responders around the world.
About D4H Technologies
D4H provides thousands of response teams worldwide with a complete readiness and response software solution. Our comprehensive suite of products will grant total control of incidents, personnel, and equipment.
Recording over 15 million response hours per year, D4H solutions are deployed in more than 16 countries. Everyday we drive efficiencies within clients’ industrial facilities, public safety teams, and corporate crises.
Founded in 2008 by Robin Blandford, combining his background in the Coast Guard with an accomplished and talented team of computer scientists, first responders, and emergency managers; D4H has since injected global visibility into tens of thousands of operations on every continent in the world.
About BC Search and Rescue Association
The British Columbia Search and Rescue Association, was registered in 2002 as a non-profit society and enhances the provision of volunteer search and rescue services in the province by facilitating access to funding, educating the general public on outdoor safety, and providing volunteers with a common link to information and resources. The Board of Directors approved their revised purposes and bylaws in January 2007.
The BC Search and Rescue Association Directors are comprised of search and rescue volunteers from all over the province and agency representatives from:
- Emergency Management BC (EMBC)
- The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
- The British Columbia Association of Municipal Police
- The Justice Institute of BC (JIBC)
- The British Columbia Ambulance Service (BCAS)
- The Fire Chief’s Association of BC
Together, the volunteers and agency representatives make up the Board of Directors for the BC SAR Association.
