WEEKLY INCIDENT SITUATION REPORT PERIOD: 24 Jul 17 to 30 Jul 17

Search and Rescue Dangerous Motor Other General EMBC Region Goods and Vehicle (floods Enquiries Air Land Inland Oil Spills Incidents fire etc.) and Info Water Van Island 1 9 2 23 6 0 93 South West 0 17 1 24 4 5 81 Central 0 5 6 9 16 3 63 South East 0 6 1 9 14 7 62 North East 0 1 0 20 8 2 54 North West 0 1 0 7 1 1 5 Headquarters 0 0 0 0 0 2 787 Provincial 1 39 10 92 49 20 1145 Weekly Totals Provincial 10 487 151 1479 644 523 16492 Year to Date Air Land Inland Dangerous Motor Other General Water Goods and Vehicle (floods Enquiries Search and Rescue Oil Spills Incidents fire etc.) and Info

Weekly Year to Date

Total Number of Incidents 211 3294

Protection Order Registry 175 3211

Problem Wildlife 1163 15238

Wildlife Enforcement 231 3101 SEARCH AND RESCUE INFORMATION - WEEKLY PERIOD: 24 JUL 17 TO 30 JUL 17

DATE/TIME EMBC ELT/ # LOCATED INCIDENT # REGION INCIDENT #VICTIMS EMBC ALIVE DEAD NO COMMENTS VOL 24 10:05 SWE LAND 1 13 1 13 Coquitlam SAR members responded to locate 170599 an injured hiker at Woodland Walk Loop in Coquitlam. The patient suffered a knee injury and was transported to hospital by BCAS. 24 13:10 VIR LAND 1 42 1 42 Metchosin, Saanich, and PEMO SAR members 170600 responded to locate a missing elderly female in Victoria. The subject was located near in View Royal, in good condition. 25 13:50 SWE LAND 1 23 1 23 Coquitlam SAR members responded to a report 170601 of calls for help in the woods near . Nothing was found as they believed the subject walked out on their own. 25 13:17 CTL LAND 2 6 2 6 Kamloops SAR members responded to locate 170602 two lost hikers in McConnell Lake Provincial Park in the area. SAR was stood down while mustering after both subjects were located in good condition. 25 16:00 CTL INLAND 1 4 1 4 RCM SAR (Shuswap 1) members responded to 170603 WATER rescue an injured tube rider on . The patient suffered minor neck and back injures and was handed over to BC Ambulance. 25 15:40 NEA LAND 2 3 2 2 West Chilcotin and 1 Central Cariboo SAR 170604 members responded for a report of a SPOT beacon sounding in Tweedsmuir Provincial Park. BC Wildfire Service responded by helicopter and rescued 2 hikers who were in distress, and flew them back to 'The Ranch', where they were to be interviewed by the RCMP 25 16:38 NWE LAND 1 11 1 11 Nechako Valley SAR members responded to 170605 locate a missing male from the Mapes area near Vanderhoof. The subject was located successfully and handed over to BC Ambulance. 25 18:14 SEA LAND 5 5 5 5 Golden SAR members responded to search for a 170606 PLB that was sounding in the Dawn Mountain area outside of Golden. The SAR team responded via helicopter and located two adults and three children and successfully brought the group out to safety. 25 19:55 VIR LAND 21 21 Salt Spring Island SAR members responded to 170607 search for a possible person in distress near Duck Creek on Salt Spring Island. The SAR team was unable to find anything. 25 20:15 SWE LAND 1 12 1 12 Pemberton SAR members responded to an 170608 RCMP report of a paraglider in distress on Owl Mountain near Pemberton. The paraglider self rescued, while the SAR team was mustering and they were subsequently stood down. 26 10:44 SWE LAND 1 1 1 1 North Shore Rescue members responded to 170609 rescue an injured eleven year old mountain biker on Mt Fromme. SAR was stood down after it was determined North Fire were able to make it up the trail and access the patient without SAR assistance. 26 12:39 VIR LAND 1 48 1 48 members from Arrowsmith, Nanaimo, and 170610 Comox SAR responded to locate a missing 30 year old despondent male that wandered away from his vehicle near North West Bay (Logging) Road in Nanoose Bay. SAR located the male and delivered him to the RCMP. 26 13:41 SWE INLAND 1 8 1 8 North Shore Rescue members responded to 170611 WATER locate a 17 year old male with Downs Syndrome last seen by Lynn Creek. The SAR team located the subject in good condition. 26 14:44 CTL LAND 1 20 1 20 Shuswap SAR members responded to search 170612 for a male inside a vehicle following a motor vehicle incident in Tappen. SAR was stood down when it was determined the vehicle was empty and that the occupant of the vehicle had fled the location. 26 16:30 SWE INLAND 17 6 17 6 Kent Harrison SAR members responded to a 170613 WATER report of an overturned vessel on Harrison Lake. SAR was quickly stood down when RCMP advised all 17 occupants had made it to safety 26 17:13 CTL INLAND 1 8 1 4 Penticton and 4 Naramata Marine Rescue 170614 WATER members responded to locate an overdue kayaker on near Summerland. The kayaker returned to the boat launch without any assistance, and the SAR team was stood down. 26 17:32 VIR INLAND 1 27 1 27 Comox Valley SAR members responded to 170615 WATER rescue an injured, stranded female at Nymph Falls near Courtenay. The SAR team successfully rescued the female and delivered her to the waiting BCAS crew. 26 18:46 SWE LAND 1 7 1 7 Squamish SAR members responded to locate a 170616 lost hiker at The Gondola in Squamish. The SAR team located the hiker in good condition and walked him out of the area to safety. 26 19:56 VIR AIR ELT 2 2 PEP Air members responded to a JRCC request 170617 to locate an ELT sounding at Spider Lake in Qualicum Beach. PEP Air could not track the frequency of the ELT, so they stood down. 26 21:25 VIR LAND 1 9 1 9 Nanaimo SAR members responded to locate an 170618 injured hiker down the Nanaimo River Road. The SAR team successfully located, treated, and passed the subject to the ambulance crew for treatment. 26 23:47 CTL INLAND 1 6 1 6 Kelowna Marine Rescue members responded to 170619 WATER rescue a distressed male in Okanagan Lake. The team was able to rescue the subject from the lake and returned him to shore. 27 10:44 SWE LAND 1 5 1 5 Whistler SAR members responded to rescue an 170620 injured mountain biker on the Comfortably Numb Trail. SAR responded via helicopter and rescued the patient. 27 18:52 VIR LAND 1 12 1 12 Nanaimo SAR members responded to rescue a 170621 stranded hiker from Mount Benson near Nanaimo. The hiker and his service dog were located and assisted to safety. 27 20:16 CTL INLAND 3 3 3 3 Kelowna Marine Rescue members responded to 170622 WATER a report of a sinking boat on Okanagan Lake near Tribal Point. 3 subjects were rescued after the boat sank 27 21:02 VIR LAND 1 21 1 21 Campbell River SAR members responded to 170623 perform a high angle rope rescue after a vehicle went over an embankment near Sayward. The driver was recovered, deceased, and turned over to the Coroner. A search of the area was conducted to ensure there were no other occupants thrown from the vehicle on impact. These results were negative. 27 22:49 SEA LAND 1 5 1 5 Nelson SAR members responded to search for a 170624 missing hiker after he had reported being attacked by a bear. Conservation Officers were contacted to assist with the search. SAR was stood down after the subject self rescued. 28 14:27 CTL INLAND 10 4 9 1 4 Penticton Marine Rescue responded on June 170625 WATER 28th to rescue occupants in a dinghy with ten people on board in Penticton. The subjects were trapped under the bridge due to high water. One swimmer was recovered deceased and the other nine were rescued 28 1438 SWE LAND 1 10 1 10 Mission SAR responded to rescue an injured 170626 hiker at Steele Head falls trail. The subject sustained a broken ankle, was rescued by SAR and transferred to BCAS for treatment. 28 1810 SEA INLAND 17 7 Cranbrook and 10 Kimberley SAR members 170627 WATER responded to locate a female that was last seen struggling in the water at Moyie Falls. The search was ongoing at time of this report. 28 1855 CTL INLAND 4 4 Penticton Marine Rescue members responded to 170628 WATER locate a possible drowning on the Channel, near Penticton. It was discovered that there was nobody in distress, just a communication breakdown by a bystander. 28 2006 VIR LAND 1 1 1 1 Comox Valley SAR members responded to 170629 rescue an injured cliff jumper on a trail from the Campground. SAR was stood down as BCAS was able to access the subject. 29 10:02 SWE LAND 1 16 1 16 Surrey SAR members responded to locate a 170630 missing twelve year old near Strawberry Hills. The subject was located in good condition at Lonsdale Quay. 29 10:44 SWE LAND 1 6 1 6 Whistler SAR members responded to locate a 170631 female who sustained a sprained ankle on Garibaldi Trail. The subject was rescued and transported to a medical clinic. 29 13:00 SEA LAND 1 10 1 4 Elkford SAR members, 6 Sparwood SAR and 5 170632 PEP Air members responded to locate a missing male who was seen on the Elk River Forest Service Road heading towards Elk Lake, near Elkford. SAR closed down when the subject was not found, pending further investigation. 29 14:11 SWE LAND 2 7 2 7 Sunshine Coast SAR members responded to 170633 rescue two subjects, injured in an ATV roll over on Mount Drew, northeast of Egmont. The subjects were brought out and handed off to BCAS. 29 15:37 CTL LAND 1 5 1 5 Pemberton SAR members responded to locate 170634 the subject of a SPOT activation near the Lillooet District. A subject was located and had sustained a lower leg injury. SAR team transported the injured subject to BCAS for treatment. 29 16:40 SWE LAND 1 13 1 13 Squamish SAR members responded to rescue 170635 an injured hiker along Entrail Trail near Squamish. The subject was brought out via basket stretcher and passed to BCAS to provide care. 29 18:40 SEA LAND 2 4 2 4 Golden SAR members responded to locate two 170636 missing hikers at Gorman Lake near Golden. The subjects were rescued, in good condition and were reunited with their families. 29 19:30 SWE LAND 1 13 1 4 Hope SAR and 9 Kent Harrison SAR members 170637 responded to rescue an injured 22 year old male ATVer at Caroline Mines near Hope. The subject was rescued and passed over to BCAS for treatment. 29 1944 VIR INLAND 1 2 1 2 Powell River SAR responded to locate a missing 170638 WATER Jet Skier on near Powell River. The subject was rescued by another vessel and brought to safety. 29 20:30 CTL LAND 1 16 1 16 Nicola Valley SAR members responded to 170639 locate a missing 3 year old in the Merritt area. The three year old was located and SAR was stood down 30 00:22 VIR LAND 1 86 1 5 Extension Fire service swift water team 170640 members, 3 Comox, 9 Ladysmith, 9 Cowichan, 35 Nanaimo and 25 Arrowsmith SAR members responded to locate a missing elderly man with Parkinson's in the Nanaimo River road area. The subject was recovered, deceased and turned over to Coroners Service 30 13:35 SEA LAND 1 5 1 5 Columbia Valley SAR members responded 170641 rescue an injured dirt biker in the Wilmer area. The subject was located and transported to the hospital with several injuries. 30 14:22 SWE LAND 1 21 1 11 Kent Harrison SAR members and 10 Chilliwack 170642 SAR members responded to rescue an injured teenage hiker who fell off a trail off near the Chehalis River Campsite. The subject was brought out of the area and handed over to BCAS. 30 14:48 SWE LAND 1 8 1 8 North Shore Rescue members responded to 170643 rescue a female who sustained an ankle injury on Elsay Lake Trail on Mount Seymour. The subject was found successfully and brought to BC Ambulance for treatment. 30 1554 SWE LAND 1 7 1 7 North Shore Rescue members responded to 170644 rescue a female with a serious ankle injury in Lynn Headwaters Park. The subject was located successfully and brought to BC Ambulance. 30 1620 SEA INLAND 2 6 2 6 Kaslo SAR members responded to rescue two 170645 WATER canoers in distress on . The subjects were rescued and transferred to BCAS. 30 16:46 CTL INLAND 0 3 0 3 Kelowna Marine Rescue members responded to 170646 WATER a boater in distress on Okanagan Lake. No rescue was required when it was determined occupants were not in distress. 30 18:48 VIR LAND 1 8 1 8 Campbell River SAR members responded to 170647 rescue a hiker who sustained an injured ankle at Bedwell Lake in Strathcona Provincial Park. The injured subject was transferred to BCAS for treatment. 30 1918 SWE LAND 1 8 1 8 Lions Bay SAR members responded to rescue an 170648 injured hiker on Mount Harvey near Lions Bay. The subject was rescued and transferred to BCAS WEEK 50 81 608 75 3 3 ELT - 1 TOTAL YEAR TO 648 891 7336 812 29 50 ELT - 6 DATE WEEKLY INCIDENT REPORT Month July 24 - 30, 2017

BODY RECOVERY

On 26 July 2017, Nelson SAR responded to an RCMP request to perform a body recovery at Crawford Creek Beach in Creston.

DANGEROUS GOODS

On 27 July 2017, a serious accident involving a semi-truck caused a spill of diesel to enter the Bell-Irving River. The Ministry of Environment Response Officer (MOE RO) raised the incident to a Code 2 (urgent status) due to the severity of the incident.

ENVIRONMENT

On 24 July, a task was generated to track 2017 Spring Freshet Meritorious Service in response to flooding response in the province.

INTERFACE FIRE

On 24 July 2017, a task was generated to track 2017 Wildfires Meritorious Service in response to Wildland Interface Fire response in the province.

On 25 July 2017, a task number was generated by Emergency Social Services (ESS) in Smithers to open a reception center for processing evacuees due to the wildland interface fires.

On 25 July 2017, a task number was generated by the SEA PREOC for monitoring purposes regarding the Verdant Creek Fire N21173 in the Mt Assiniboine Park area.

On 26 July 2017, an incident was generated in response to the Monte Lake Wildfire K21375 burning in the Thompson Nicola Regional District (TNRD) which resulted in evacuation alerts and orders being issued.

On 28 July 2017, an incident was generated by the SEA PREOC to support response to the Nelson wildland interface fire (N71373) burning in the Central Kootenay Regional District (CKRD) near Nelson.

On 28 July 2017, an incident was generated to support response to the Bonnington wildland interface fire N71400 burning in the CKRD 15 Km SW of Nelson.

On 28 July 2017, an incident was generated to support response for the Harrop Creek wildland interface fire N71382 burning in the CKRD west of Balfour.

On 29 July 2017, an incident was generated to support response for the Clinton wildland interface fire K20637 in the Thompson Nicola Regional District that resulted in evacuation alerts being issued for the towns of Clinton, South and 70 Mile areas.

On 30 July 2017 an incident was generated in response to a wildland interface fire K20637 burning near North Green Lake which resulted in evacuation order being issued by the Cariboo Regional District.

On 30 July 2017 an incident was generated in response to a grass fire burning south of Canal Flats in the East Kootenay Regional District which resulted in a highway 95 closure to support firefighting response.

On 30 July 2017 an incident was generated in response to a grass fire N71320 burning in the Rapid Creek area of the CKRD that impacted Poplar creek and Hwy 31.

URBAN FIRE (S):

DATE LOCATION IMPACTED

25 Jul 17 Prince George 7 people 25 Jul 17 Langley 4 people 25 Jul 17 Vancouver 6 people 26 Jul 17 Burnaby 3 people 27 Jul 17 Vancouver 5 people 29 Jul 17 Vancouver 5 people 30 Jul 17 Kelowna 3 people