Alberni Valley Search and Rescue
P.O. Box 1137 Port Alberni BC V9Y 7L9

Members are trained in ground search techniques, rope rescue, and tracking. A swiftwater team is being built and many members are trained in avalanche aware. Receives training and support from B.C. PEP. Provides support to other provincial SAR groups and Federal agencies when requested. Resources include a command and equipment truck, 21 ft jet drive zodiac, and an emergency response centre. Founded 1955. Forty-nine members.

Record last modified: 2006-04-20