About
Us
Eastern Shore Ground
Search and Rescue is a community-based volunteer emergency response
organization.
Our purpose is to find and rescue lost person(s). ESGSAR's territory
covers from Porter`s Lake to Mooseland and up the Meagher`s Grant Rd.(Hwy.357)
to Crawford`s Bridge. Our team can also provide assistance to teams
outside our area when requested.
Our base is at 5688 Highway #7 Head of Chezzetcook where we have classroom
facilities and store our command bus, support vehicles boats and kayaks.
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ESGSAR has a training
committee of professional, dedicated personnel who spend a great
deal of time fine tuning and presenting training programs to our
team members. All of these programs have theory and practice components.
A sample of our training topics:
• Safety procedures
for self and team
• Map and compass
• GPS
• Wilderness survival
• Equipment
• Search skills
• Tracking
• Types of searches
• Flagging
• Clue awareness and preservation
• Basic and wilderness first-aid
• Equipment and clothing
• Knots and lashings
• Computer mapping & SAR software
• Radio use and operation
• Logistics
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Interested
in becoming a member? Email
the Membership Committee. |