Cochrane Search & Rescue was involved in the following call-outs and events over the course of 2024:
MISSING PERSON SEARCH – December 20, 2024
Location: Canmore
Tasking Agency: RCMP
Number of CSAR Participants: 9
Total CSAR Volunteer Hours: 70
MISSING PERSON SEARCH – November 4, 2024
Location: Three Hills (Mutual Aid Assist)
Tasking Agency: RCMP
Number of CSAR Participants: 4
Total CSAR Volunteer Hours: 21
EVIDENCE SEARCH – September 30, 2024
Location: Canmore
Tasking Agency: RCMP
Number of CSAR Participants: 12
Total CSAR Volunteer Hours: 115
Standby for MISSING PERSON SEARCH – August 27, 2024
Location: Cardston (Mutual Aid Assist)
Tasking Agency: RCMP
Number of CSAR Participants: 5
Total CSAR Volunteer Hours: 20
Standby for Water Valley Wildfire Evacuation – July 24-29, 2024
Location: Water Valley (Mutual Aid Assist)
Tasking Agency: DEOC
Number of CSAR Participants: 34
Total CSAR Volunteer Hours: 643
Standby for Calgary area Wildfire Evacuation – July 12-14, 2024
Location: Areas surrounding Calgary (Mutual Aid Assist)
Tasking Agency: RCMP
Number of CSAR Participants: 15
Total CSAR Volunteer Hours: 863
MISSING PERSON SEARCH – July 6-9, 2024
Location: Kananaskis (Mutual Aid Assist)
Tasking Agency: Kananaskis Mountain Rescue/ Foothills SAR
Number of CSAR Participants: 19
Total CSAR Volunteer Hours: 251
MISSING PERSON SEARCH – July 5, 2024
Location: Rockyview County
Tasking Agency: Cochrane RCMP
Number of CSAR Participants: 18
Total CSAR Volunteer Hours: 91
CANADA DAY LOST CHILDREN ASSIST – July 1, 2024
Location: Cochrane
Tasking Agency: Cochrane Fire
Number of CSAR Participants: 14
Total CSAR Volunteer Hours: 104
MISSING PERSON SEARCH – June 7-9, 2024
Location: Drumheller (Mutual Aid Assist)
Tasking Agency: RCMP
Number of CSAR Participants: 5
Total CSAR Volunteer Hours: 100
MISSING PERSON SEARCH – May 16-17, 2024
Location: Little Buffalo First Nation (Mutual Aid Assist)
Tasking Agency: Peace River RCMP
Number of CSAR Participants: 1
Total CSAR Volunteer Hours: 56
Fort McMurray Wildfire Evacuation – May 14-16, 2024
Location: Fort McMurray (Mutual Aid Assist)
Tasking Agency: SARAB
Number of CSAR Participants: 2
Total CSAR Volunteer Hours: 112
MISSING PERSON SEARCH – May 10-12, 2024
Location: Athabasca (Mutual Aid Assist)
Tasking Agency: RCMP
Number of CSAR Participants: 1
Total CSAR Volunteer Hours: 59
MISSING PERSON SEARCH – April 18, 2024
Location: Calgary
Tasking Agency: RCMP
Number of CSAR Participants: 20
Total CSAR Volunteer Hours: 99
MISSING PERSONS SEARCH – April 16, 2024
Location: Mountain View County (Mutual Aid Assist)
Tasking Agency: Didsbury RCMP
Number of CSAR Participants: 31
Total CSAR Volunteer Hours: 151
MISSING PERSON SEARCH – April 11, 2024
Location: Cochrane
Tasking Agency: Cochrane RCMP
Number of CSAR Participants: 25
Total CSAR Volunteer Hours: 10.4
FULL SCALE DISASTER EXERCISE – March 22-23, 2024
Location: Cochrane
Tasking Agency: SAR Alberta
Number of CSAR Participants: 37
Total CSAR Volunteer Hours: 523
MISSING PERSON SEARCH – January 29, 2024
Location: Cochrane
Tasking Agency: Cochrane RCMP
Number of CSAR Participants: 26
Total CSAR Volunteer Hours: 8
MISSING PERSON SEARCH – January 26, 2024
Location: Cochrane
Tasking Agency: Cochrane RCMP
Number of CSAR Participants: 2
Total CSAR Volunteer Hours: 1.2