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SAR News

• NOASARA purchases SAR aircraft
• Canadian ground SAR Champion announced
• New book on urban search available
• Search for emergency beacon leads U.S. Civil Aviation Patrol to Houston poolside
• German family rescued after using light from cell phone
• SAR fundraiser brings breakfast to local NB community
• The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence, Minister of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), and Lead Minister for Search and Rescue, with Captain Anthony Patterson, President and CEO of Virtual Maritime Technology (VMT).

People

Awards

• BC ground SAR volunteer recognized
• SAR Tech receives award for Soldier On
• Contribution to SAR acknowledged in Newfoundland and Labrador
• SAR Techs awarded Medals of Bravery for northern rescue
• PEP/AIR Lifetime Membership Award

Articles

• Virtual search and rescue: the CCGA marine SAR simulation program
• Tragedy Spawns Heroes: U.S. Coast Guard Helicopter Rescue Swimmer Program
• Planning underway for SARSCENE 2008
• Emergency beacons: 406 MHz ELTs

Prevention

• Prevention through training, trip planning and ten essentials

SAR New Initiatives Fund

• Sharing best practices to improve SAR NIF
• Thirteen new projects to be funded
• Call for new proposals

Occupational Health and Safety

• Against the ropes: Challenges in SAR training