WEEKLY INCIDENT SITUATION REPORT PERIOD: 9 Aug 21 to 15 Aug 21
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 0 16 2 36 11 17 212 South West 2 16 4 23 7 24 189 Central 0 6 4 9 11 11 107 South East 0 6 2 17 7 3 51 North East 1 2 1 10 12 6 50 North West 0 0 0 8 3 2 11 Headquarters 0 0 0 0 0 0 751 Provincial 3 46 13 103 51 63 1371 Weekly Totals Provincial 23 826 194 1801 823 798 25244 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 279 4465
Protection Order Registry 136 2503
Problem Wildlife 1112 17842
Wildlife Enforcement 291 4793 SEARCH AND RESCUE INFORMATION - WEEKLY PERIOD: 9 AUG 21 TO 15 AUG 21
DATE/TIME EMBC ELT/ # LOCATED INCIDENT # REGION INCIDENT #VICTIMS EMBC ALIVE DEAD NO COMMENTS VOL 08 21:29 VIR LAND 1 8 1 8 Alberni Valley Rescue members responded to an 210984 SOS activation by an injured hiker on 50-40 UPDATE Mountain. SAR rescued subject and passed over to BCAS. 09 09:20 SWE LAND 1 11 1 11 Squamish SAR members responded to a 210985 seizing hiker on the Chief. The subject was able to walkout with the help of SAR and handed over to BCAS. SAR stood down. 09 13:15 VIR LAND 1 14 1 26 Comox Valley SAR members responded to 210986 search for a missing male in the Trent River area near Courtenay. SAR stood down as subject may be hiding intentionally. SAR was called out once again, located the subject deceased and passed over to BC Coroner Service. 09 13:28 SWE LAND 1 11 1 11 Squamish SAR members responded to injured 210987 male dirt biker on Blindside Trail. SAR rescued the subject and brought them out to BCAS. 09 13:50 SWE LAND 1 15 1 15 Sunshine Coast SAR and North Shore Rescue 210988 members responded to female hiker with chest pain on Pender Hill. Subject was brought out by helicopter and passed to ambulance for transport to hospital. 09 16:39 VIR LAND 1 12 1 12 Powell River SAR members responded to 210989 search for a despondent subject in the Wildwood region. Team located evidence on the shore and believe individual jumped into the ocean. RCMP dive team was brought in and SAR stood down. 09 19:54 VIR LAND 1 15 1 15 Nanaimo SAR members responded to 210990 assistance for a missing person in Nanaimo. SAR stood down after RCMP located the subject. 09 20:30 SWE INLAND 5 5 Coquitlam SAR members responded to 210991 WATER investigate a flare sighting on Pitt Lake. No distressed people were found. 09 23:46 SWE LAND 1 1 Ridge Meadows SAR member responded for a 210992 radio distress call near Golden Ears Park. SAR provided advice to RCMP. 10 12:23 VIR INLAND 3 42 1 2 42 Bella Coola SAR, Campbell River SAR, South 210993 WATER Cariboo SAR, Central Cariboo SAR and PEP Air members responded to RCMP request to investigate an overturned boat floating down the Bella Coola River. 1 subject located deceased and SAR suspended due to poor weather conditions. 10 12:46 SEA LAND 1 12 1 12 Nelson SAR members responded to a 210994 despondent female in the area of Pulpit Rock. Subject was located deceased and transferred to the BC Coroner Service. 10 16:38 VIR LAND 1 1 Comox Valley SAR member responded to locate 210995 a PLB that was activated north of Cumberland. RCMP determined this was a non-issue and stood SAR down. 10 16:52 SWE LAND 1 14 1 11 Ridge Meadows SAR and Coquitlam SAR 210996 members responded to rescue a hiker with a head injury on Evans Peak. Subject was picked up by HETS and transferred over to air ambulance. 10 18:23 VIR LAND 2 8 2 8 Alberni Valley Rescue Squad members 210997 responded to 2 stranded hikers on the Inlet Trail. The subjects were located and taken to their vehicles not requiring medical attention. 10 19:04 VIR LAND 1 15 1 15 Nanaimo SAR members responded to search 210998 for a lost biker in the Mount Benson area near Nanaimo. Team was successful in locating the subject and escorting to safety. 10 19:13 SWE AIR ELT 3 3 PEP Air SWE members responded to an ELT 210999 sounding at the Langley Airport. ELT was silenced prior to arrival. 10 19:16 VIR INLAND 1 3 1 3 Nanaimo SAR members responded to an 210000 WATER unconscious subject on Snake Island in Nanaimo Harbour. SAR was stood down when the patient left the island on their jet ski. 10 22:50 VIR LAND 2 8 2 8 Alberni Valley Rescue Squad members 210001 responded to 2 people who went missing driving between Port Alberni and Sarita. SAR was stood down while mustering after the subjects made contact and reported they had suffered some vehicle issues. 11 08:24 SWE AIR ELT 3 3 PEP Air SWE members responded to an ELT 211002 sounding at the Langley Airport. ELT was located and silenced. 11 11:37 VIR LAND 1 15 1 15 Comox Valley SAR members responded to 211003 rescue an injured hiker on the Circlet Lake Trail in Strathcona Park. SAR rescued subject and transferred to BCAS 11 13:24 SWE LAND 1 12 1 12 Lions Bay SAR members responded by 211004 helicopter to the East Lions for a fallen climber. Subject was discovered deceased and extracted by SAR and transferred to the RCMP and BC Coroners Service. 11 13:58 CTL INLAND 1 3 1 3 Kelowna Fire Department Marine Rescue 211005 WATER members responded to a swimmer yelling for help off Strathcona Park. Subject self rescued and walked away. 11 14:03 SEA LAND 1 5 1 5 South Columbia SAR members responded to an 211006 injured hiker on the Antenna Trail in Trail. SAR was stood down by BCAS 11 15:10 SWE LAND 1 9 1 9 North Shore Rescue members responded to a 211007 despondent subject on Mount Strachan in West Vancouver. Subject was located deceased and handed off to BC Coroners Service. 11 16:20 VIR LAND 1 7 1 7 Nanaimo SAR members responded to search for 211008 a missing elderly female with dementia, last seen in the Uplands Drive area, near Nanaimo. The woman was located by RCMP and SAR was stood down. 11 16:27 CTL INLAND 1 6 1 6 RCMSAR Rescue 1 members responded to a 211009 WATER missing swimming in Mara Lake. Subject was not located and RCMSAR marked way points for the RCMP dive team. 11 17:59 CTL INLAND 1 8 1 8 Penticton Fire Rescue and Osyoos Fire Rescue 211010 WATER members responded to a floating Sea Doo and a subject in the water. Subject was on land upon arrival. 11 19:57 SEA LAND 6 5 6 5 Fernie SAR and Sparwood SAR members 211011 responded to an SOS activation for 6 lost hikers in the Elk Valley area. Friends of the subjects were able to make contact via InReach and all hikers are now together and everyone is fine, therefore SAR stood down. 11 20:22 CTL LAND 1 19 1 19 Vernon SAR members responded to BCAS 211012 request to rescue an injured 17 Y/O who sustained head injuries after rolling a quad near Becker Lake. The subject was located, packaged, and hiked out to BCAS. 11 20:36 SEA LAND 13 1 13 1 Nakusp SAR member responded for overdue 211013 hikers (a group 6 adults and 7 kids) near Fostal Falls. SAR stood down and group arrived at their planned location. 11 21:07 SEA INLAND 2 2 2 2 Balfour/Harrop Fire Department members 211014 WATER responded to a boat in distress on Kootenay Lake. Boat was towed back and subjects were dropped back on shore safely. 12 10:31 CTL LAND 1 7 1 7 Shuswap SAR members responded to an injured 211015 hiker at Evelyn Falls. SAR team were stood down by BCAS as ambulance was able to attend and bring the subject out from the trail. 12 17:41 VIR INLAND 1 36 1 36 Saltspring SAR members responded to a 211016 WATER subject in water at St. Mary's Lake. SAR was not able to locate anything and was stood down. 12 18:17 VIR LAND 1 22 1 22 Arrowsmith SAR members responded to search 211017 for a missing person around Englishman River Falls. Subject was located alive and well and brought out to safety. 12 19:16 SWE LAND 1 21 1 21 South Fraser SAR members responded to 211018 search for a missing male last seen at his house in Surrey. SAR was not able to locate anything and was stood down. SAR team was reactivated, located the subject deceased and passed on to the BC Coroner Service. 12 21:59 VIR LAND 1 21 1 21 Arrowsmith SAR members responded to rescue 211019 a female that was lost at the mouth of the Englishman River Estuary on the bank. Subject was rescued by SAR in good condition. 13 11:17 SWE LAND 1 5 1 5 South Fraser SAR members responded to 211020 search for a missing female with dementia that was last seen in the Bear Creek Area. SAR was stood down when the subject was located by RCMP. 13 12:55 SWE LAND 1 17 1 17 Ridge Meadows SAR members responded to 211021 assist an injured hiker with a broken arm in the Golden Ears Park. Subject was extracted and passed to BCAS. 13 13:59 VIR LAND 1 16 1 16 Nanaimo SAR and Arrowsmith SAR members 211022 searched the shoreline between Lantzville and Nanaimo for a missing diver. SAR teams were unable to find the diver. 13 14:07 NEA AIR ELT 1 1 PEP Air NEA member responded to an ELT 211023 sounding SW of Fort Nelson. PEP Air was unable to respond due to lack of planes. 13 20:54 SWE INLAND 1 7 1 7 Central Fraser Valley SAR and Mission SAR 211024 WATER members responded to a potential bridge jumper at the Abbotsford Mission Bridge. RCMP were able to reach the subject and he did not jump. 13 21:23 SWE LAND 2 8 2 8 Lions Bay SAR members responded to 2 lost 211025 hikers in the James' Peak area. Subjects rescued via helicopter. 14 02:41 NEA INLAND 2 11 2 11 Tumbler Ridge SAR and South Peace SAR 211026 WATER members responded to locate a lost boat near Highway 29 and the Murray River Bridge. SAR rescued 2 subjects safely. 14 10:06 NEA LAND 1 2 1 2 MacKenzie SAR members responded to locate a 211027 lost motorist with dementia last known to be on Finlay FSR. Subject was located at home by RCMP. 2021-05-14 SWE LAND 21 21 South Fraser SAR and Coquitlam SAR 15:36 members responded to new information regarding 210323 a missing male that was last seen at a sky train UPDATE station in Surrey. Nothing located, therefore SAR stood down. 14 16:40 SWE INLAND 1 13 1 13 Ridge Meadows SAR members responded to 211028 WATER locate a missing kayaker on Pitt Lake. Subject was found safe and sound at a cabin 14 12:05 SWE LAND 1 5 1 5 Whistler SAR members responded to an injured 211029 hiker with a head injury on Wedgemont Lake Trail. Subject was located and handed over to BCAS. 14 15:50 VIR LAND 1 9 1 9 Campbell River SAR members responded to an 211030 overdue hiker near Schoen Lake. Subject was found alive and well. 14 18:33 NEA LAND 1 2 1 2 Robson Valley SAR members responded to an 211031 unprepared hiker in the Mount Robson Provincial Park area. Subject was located and handed over to BCAS. 14 18:51 VIR LAND 1 9 1 9 Comox Valley SAR members responded to 211032 rescue an injured dirt biker near Side Bay. 442 Squadron was successful in extracting the subject. 14 20:34 SEA LAND 4 7 4 7 Sparwood SAR and Elkford SAR members 211033 responded to 4 hikers lost on Muir Mountain. Subjects made contact with RCMP and advised they were safe. 14 23:57 CTL LAND 1 13 1 13 Shuswap SAR members responded to search 211034 for a missing male with a head injury at Skiminkin Lake. The subject was located by family and SAR was stood down. 15 08:15 SWE LAND 1 14 1 14 Coquitlam SAR members responded to a 211035 missing subject in the New Westminster. Nothing was found and RCMP stood SAR down pending further information. 15 12:41 SWE LAND 1 5 1 5 North Shore Rescue members responded to an 211036 injured hiker on Dog Mountain Trail near North Vancouver. Injured subject was assisted out to safety by other hikers. 15 13:52 SEA LAND 1 8 1 8 Sparwood SAR and Elkford SAR members 211037 responded to a despondent female that was last seen driving off into a forked FSR near Sparwood. RCMP located the subject and stood SAR down. 15 14:14 CTL INLAND 1 7 1 7 Nicola Valley SAR and Kamloops SAR members 211038 WATER responded to a swimmer in distress in Nicola Lake. Nothing found and RCMP dive team to continue in the morning. 15 14:27 CTL LAND 1 3 1 3 Pemberton SAR members responded to an SOS 211039 activation in a remote area near Lillooet. Subject was passed to BCAS with a suspected broken ankle. 15 14:31 VIR LAND 1 4 1 4 Campbell River SAR members responded to an 211040 SOS activation for a group of hiker that became stuck on the summit of Mount Heber in Gold River. SAR ongoing into next operational period. 15 15:20 SWE LAND 1 4 1 4 Pemberton SAR responded to assist a subject 211041 with a potential stroke on the Joffre Lakes Trail. Subject made their way to the parking lot and refused BCAS assistance, therefore SAR team stood down en route. 15 15:36 SWE LAND 1 6 1 6 North Shore Rescue members responded to an 211042 injured hiker at the peak of Dog Mountain. Subject was retrieved and passed to BCAS. 15 17:49 CTL LAND 4 4 4 4 Vernon SAR members responded to 4 stranded 211043 boaters in Cousins Bay on Okanagan Lake. Subjects were retrieved by SAR and passed to RCMP. 15 18:35 CTL INLAND 4 4 Kelowna Fire Rescue members responded to a 211044 WATER speedboat in distress on the Okanagan Lake. Nothing found. >>>>>>System skipped this incident<<<<<<<< 211045 15 20:19 SWE INLAND 0 16 0 16 Central Fraser Valley SAR and Mission SAR 211046 WATER members responded for an overturned vessel on Stave Lake. SAR assessed and determined no occupants in distress. 15 20:48 SEA INLAND 1 4 1 4 Nelson SAR and Arrow Lakes SAR responded to 211047 WATER a male swept away by the Slocan River. SAR stood down when subject was located. 15 22:53 SWE INLAND 1 14 1 14 Mission SAR and 4 Central Fraser Valley SAR 210048 WATER members responded to assist a stranded boater on Stave Lake. Boat towed back to shore. WEEK 63 86 639 72 6 8 ELT - 3 TOTAL YEAR TO 1047 1418 11137 1312 55 51 ELT - 19 DATE
WEEKLY INCIDENT REPORT 09 – 15 Aug 2021
BODY RECOVERY
On 14 Aug, an incident was opened for Prince George SAR to respond to a body recovery at Bowron Lake Provincial Park.
INTERFACE FIRE
On 09 Aug, an incident was opened for the Boothroyd Indian Band due to the Mowhokam Creek Wildfire (V11669).
On 13 Aug, an incident was opened for the Lower Nicola Indian Band in response to the Tremont Creek Wildfire (K21849)
On 13 Aug, an incident was opened for an evacuation order of 2 homes east of 100 Mile House in the Cariboo RD in response to the Flat Lake Wildfire (C41602).
On 13 Aug, an incident was opened for the Squamish Lillooet RD in response to an evacuation order due to the Mckay Creek Wildfire (K71030).
On 13 Aug, an incident was opened for the Kanaka Bar Indian Band in response to the Mowhokam Creek Wildfire (V11669).
On 14 Aug, an incident was opened for the District of Chetwynd to open an EOC in response to the Pine River Wildfire (G72591).
On 14 Aug, an incident was opened for the Peace River RD in response to the Pine River Wildfire (G72591).
On 14 Aug, an incident was opened for the Thompson Nicola RD in response to the Brookmere Wildfire (K62615).
On 15 Aug, an incident was opened for the District of Clearwater for an EOC activation in response to the Sparks Lake Wildfire (K21001).
On 15 Aug, an incident was opened for the East Kootenay RD to issue evacuation alerts for the Plumbob Mountain Wildfire (N12620).
On 15 Aug, an incident was opened the City of Penticton to become a host community due to the White Rock Lake Fire (K61884).
On 15 Aug, an incident was opened for Kootenay Boundary RD to issue evacuation alerts due to wildfire (N52624).
1 of 4 On 15 Aug, an incident was opened for West Kelowna in response to the Mount Law Wildfire (K52627).
On 15 Aug, an incident was opened for the City of Kamloops in response to the Tremont Creek Wildfire (K21849).
On 15 Aug, an incident was opened for Merritt for evacuation alerts in response to the Lytton Creek Wildfire (K71086).
HEAT EVENT
On 10 Aug, an incident was generated for Port Coquitlam to open a Cooling Centre following the Environment Canada Heat Warning.
On 10 Aug, an incident for was generated for Courtenay to open a Cooling Centre following the Environment Canada Heat Warning.
On 10 Aug, an incident was generated for the District of Hope to open a Cooling Centre following the Environment Canada Heat Warning.
On 10 Aug, an incident was generated for the City of Vancouver to open a Cooling Centre following the Environment Canada Heat Warning.
On 10 Aug, an incident was generated for New Westminster to open a Cooling Centre following the Environment Canada Heat Warning.
On 10 Aug, an incident was generated for the Cowichan Valley RD to open a Cooling Centre following the Environment Canada Heat Warning.
On 10 Aug, an incident was generated for the White Rock region to open a Cooling Centre following the Environment Canada Heat Warning.
On 10 Aug, an incident was generated for the Village of Cumberland to open a Cooling Centre following the Environment Canada Heat Warning.
On 10 Aug, an incident was generated for Campbell River to open a Cooling Centre following the Environment Canada Heat Warning.
On 10 Aug, an incident was generated for Duncan to open a Cooling Centre following the Environment Canada Heat Warning.
On 10 Aug, an incident was generated for the City of Burnaby to open a Cooling Centre following the Environment Canada Heat Warning.
On 11 Aug, an incident was generated for the Town of Sidney to open a Cooling Centre following the Environment Canada Heat Warning.
2 of 4 On 11 Aug, an incident was generated for the town of Langford to open a Cooling Centre following the Environment Canada Heat Warning.
On 11 Aug, an incident was generated for the Columbia Shuswap RD to open a Cooling Centre following the Environment Canada Heat Warning.
On 11 Aug, an incident was generated for the City of Richmond to open a Cooling Centre in response to the Environment Canada Heat Warning.
On 11 Aug, an incident was generated for the City of Maple Ridge to open a Cooling Centre in response to the Environment Canada Heat Warning.
On 11 Aug, an incident was generated for the City of Victoria to open a Cooling Centre in response to the Environment Canada Heat Warning.
On 11 Aug, an incident was generated for the Nanaimo RD to open a Cooling Centre in response to the Environment Canada Heat Warning.
On 11 Aug, an incident was generated for the District of Central Saanich to open a Cooling Centre in response to the Environment Canada Heat Warning.
On 12 Aug, an incident was generated for the Capital Regional District, Southern Gulf Islands, to open Cooling Centres on Pender and Mayne Islands.
On 12 Aug, an incident was generated for Lytton FN, to open a Cooling Centre at Camp Hope.
On 13 Aug, an incident was generated for the North Vancouver to open Cooling Centers following the Environment Canada Heat Warning.
On 13 Aug, an incident was generated for the District of Kent to open a Cooling Centre in response to the Environment Canada Heat Warning.
On 13 Aug, an incident was generated for the District of West Vancouver to open a Cooling Center following the Environment Canada Heat Warning.
On 13 Aug, an incident was generated for the Tla’amin First Nation, near Powell River to open a Cooling Centre in response to the Environment Canada Heat Warning.
On 13 Aug, a task was generated for View Royal to open a Cooling Centre due to the extreme heat.
On 13 Aug, an incident was generated for the City of Coquitlam to open 3 Cooling Centers.
3 of 4 On 13 Aug, an incident was generated for the City of Coquitlam to open 1 Clean Air Resource Center.
On 13 Aug, a task was generated for Alberni Clayoquot Regional District to open a Cooling Centre due to the extreme heat.
MISCELLANEOUS
On 10 Aug, an incident was opened for Taylor Fire Rescue to respond to a ‘Confined Space’ Rescue.
On 11 Aug, an incident was opened for an evacuation of 2 residents in Smithers due to a natural gas leak.
On 11 Aug, an incident was opened for Port Renfrew Fire Department to respond for an injured person at the Fairy Creek Logging Blockade.
On 12 Aug, an incident was opened for Hope Fire Rescue and Popkum Fire Rescue respond to a farm fire outside of their response areas.
On 14 Aug, an incident was opened for Columbia Valley Fire Rescue to respond to a male having chest pains at the Maple Bay Boat Launch, near Lindell Beach.
On 14 Aug, an incident was opened for New Denver Fire Rescue to respond to a medical assist involving a motorcyclist that was involved in a single vehicle MVI.
On 15 Aug, an incident was opened for Abbotsford ESS to provide support to 5 people after a high-speed vehicle collided with their house, causing severe structural damage.
On 15 Aug, an incident was opened for North Fraser Fire Department to act as first responder to a medical assist in Chehalis.
On 15 Aug, an incident was opened for Sunshine Valley Fire Rescue to respond to a reported vehicle fire.
URBAN FIRE – ESS RESPONSE(S):
DATE LOCATION IMPACTED
10 Aug Vancouver 5 people 10 Aug Richmond 1 person 11 Aug Saanich 7 people 11 Aug Quesnel 1 person 13 Aug Vancouver 2 people 14 Aug Terrace 1 person 14 Aug Surrey 8 people
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