Prince George Search and Rescue

The intake for the 2024-2025 period has closed.

The Prince George Search and Rescue Society (PGSAR) is a registered non-profit organization operating in and around the Prince George region. PGSAR is manned solely by volunteers who respond 24/7, all year round, in all types of weather conditions. Members are unpaid professionals highly trained in wilderness skills and technical rescue.

We are tasked by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Coroner Service of British Columbia, and British Columbia Ambulance Service (BCAS) in a variety of search and rescue functions. As members of a provincial team, we are sometimes asked to assist in other areas of the province as well.

How we are activated

Prince George Search and Rescue is activated by emergency services. If this is an emergency, please contact 9-11 and they will activate our team as needed.

Please note there is no cost for search and rescue! You do not need to wait 24 hours to report someone as missing. The sooner they are reported, the sooner we can help!

For non-emergency contact, please see the contact tab at the top of the webpage.

Non-Emergency Contact

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Prince George Search and Rescue is at Caledonia Nordic.

19 hours ago

Practice your avalanche companion rescue skills at PG’s Transceiver Park!Bring your transceiver and your probe, and flick switches to practice finding up to five concurrent burials. The park is accessed via the dog parking lot at Otway, at Caledonia Nordic Ski Center (take a quick left after the second rail crossing off Otway Road). Respect the groomed ski trail as you head towards a snowshoe trail then just up the hill and around the corner to the transceiver park area indicated on the map. All you have to do is open the little box, turn the dial on the timer, then flick switches to challenge you or your backcountry buddies to locate the buried transceivers. (Please don’t dig any up… these ones are wired to the main box, and not actually useful in the backcountry). The Transceiver Park was purchased by PGSAR in honour of Dallas Mayert, who was tragically killed in an avalanche. This free community resource is managed in partnership with CNSC and OVERhang Education Centre. ... See MoreSee Less

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Prince George Search and Rescue updated their status.

3 months ago

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Prince George Search and Rescue

3 months ago

This past weekend, PGSAR had 25 members certify or renew their hover exit training, followed by long-lining practice by the CDFL team. The cold, blowing snow made it even more realistic!Thank you @Yellowhead Helicopters - Pr George Ops Centre Pilot Jeff for your expertise and fine skills. ... See MoreSee Less

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Prince George Search and Rescue

3 months ago

What a weekend for training! 14 members and new recruits built improvised shelters and fires and spent the night alone, in wet heavy falling snow, after spending all day practicing skills and search patterns. 3 members helped coordinate the event. Meanwhile, another 11 members completed their second weekend of Advanced Wilderness First Aid training with OVERhang at a nearby cabin, and were joined for a night ops scenario by 6 volunteer patients plus instructors. With 37 people out there at Aleza Lake Research Forest, we call that a huge win for the community! Talk about volunteer commitment. ... See MoreSee Less

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