ERT-SAR (Emergency Response Team Search & Rescue)

We were very happy to receive the second edition of ERTSAR’s USAR (Urban Search & Rescue) FOG (Field Operations Guide), ready to join our’ deployment kits. We study and ensure compliance with the UN OCHA standards and have deployed in coordination with the UN OSOCC and others. Drawing on the guidelines of the UN INSARAG (United Nations’ International Search and Rescue Advisory Group) and our own operational experience, these guides provide a practical aide-mémoire for national and international disaster missions. Covering search markings, triage, various communications, coordination and team roles, they put essential reference information close at hand when our members need it in the field. • We also acknowledged our friends for past support in this 2nd edition including Mr Winston Chang and the late Jesper Lund. Thank you. • ERTSAR | Emergency Response Team SAR & ERTSAR Fire Rescue • Winston CHANG • International Search and Rescue Advisory Group - INSARAG • “That Others May Live.” United Nations #ERTSAR #UrbanSearchAndRescue #USAR #INSARAG #UnitedNations #DisasterResponse #SearchAndRescue

"Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does." — William James • "This is the way!" Din Djarin, Mandalorian creed • #Service #allhazardresponse #EmergencyResponse ##SearchAndRescue @ERTSAR

"Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do." — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe • Technical Rope Rescue. #ThatOthersMayLive @ertsarcom

ERTSAR MARINE UNIT Multi-Domain Amphibious Operations — Where air, land, water, and the littoral environment converge into one integrated operational response and technical rescue capability. ERTSAR | Emergency Response Team SAR & ERTSAR Fire Rescue

"The best way to predict the future is to create it." — Peter Drucker • #thatothersmaylive #ERTSAR #ERTSARFireRescue #Leadership #community @SijoGaryFoo #shainkimbell

USAR Series Urban Search and Rescue For Collapsed Structure SAR Technical Search- Articulating had Snake Cam #USAR #TechSearch #snakecam #ertsar #ThatOthersMayLive

ERTSAR USAR SERIES: How does an SDS A drill work and differ from "regular" drills? ERTSAR | Emergency Response Team SAR & ERTSAR Fire Rescue ##TechRescue ##RescueTechnician #USAR

In recent days, like many across the emergency services family, we have struggled to find the right words following the tragic line-of-duty deaths of OPP Provincial Constable Tarun Bali and Toronto Police Constable Marc Pinizzotto. • This image draws from the military aviation tradition of the “Missing Man Formation” ... a solemn tribute in which one aircraft leaves the formation and ascends to the heavens, symbolizing a fallen comrade who is no longer here beside us. • We pause to honour their service, sacrifice, and memory, and extend our deepest condolences to their families, friends, colleagues, and all who mourn them. • Please stay safe, look after one another physically and mentally, and never forget the importance of the incredible work you all do. ▪︎ Your watch has ended. We have it from here. • REST IN PEACE BROTHERS

Marine unit proficiency training with the team! Great skills and drills; from deployed launch and recovery, mission sign offs like recovering a vessel dead in the water to finesse under human and mechanical power during recon and rescues! Great training as always with the team and great to be out in the water whenever we can! And big Happy Birthday to Greg! ... Who celebrated his birthday on the water! #Marineunit #amphibious #operation #WaterRescue #water #searchandrescue

Today’s ERTSAR Member Spotlight is on Avinash “Avie” Rughoo. Avie is part of our Operational Team and also serves as a Committee Member. He brings a strong mix of skills as a Nurse, Medical Manager, and Firefighter, along with a practical, dependable, team-focused approach. Away from operations, Avi is also a talented foodie, loves to cook, is a dedicated gym-goer, and is a master craftsman when it comes to woodworking. Check out the multilayer cutting board he made with various stripes he cut from Black Walnut and Beach Wood etc. from scratch on the second pic! Amazing! Caring, capable, and always ready to help. That Others May Live. ERTSAR | Emergency Response Team SAR & ERTSAR Fire Rescue #Members #Volunteers #Service #Community #Safety #SAR #DisasterResponse #Medics #Rescuers #Firefighters #POlice #EMS #Leadership #BeNiceBeKindBeHelpful

Proud to see ERTSAR members Patrick Robinson, Alexandra “Ally” Hendriks, and Jamie Shurr recognized by the Province of Ontario with Ontario Volunteer Service Awards. Years of service, training, deployments, and sacrifice in support of others. That Others May Live. #ERTSAR #VolunteerService

Proper prior planning prevents poor performance.... This planning happens long before our call outs and operational deployments. We believe that preparation is not about carrying more, but about being selective and ready when time and operations require it. This is a sample of the basic "on-person" standard learned early and carried by all operational ERTSAR members. (This is not our full kit list. This is just minimum personal kit worn on our person.)

Driving in Pikangikum First Nation in winter. Northern communities operate at a different pace and scale, shaped by weather, remote distance, resources and season. Signs in Ojibwe, snow-covered roads, limited resources and quiet moments remind us where we are and that emergency services here are built around realities very different from those in road-connected cities, even on calm days. We are welcomed by the community and local responders, and this work is grounded in respect for the people, leadership, and those who serve Pikangikum. @ERTSAR @SijoGaryFoo #Pikangikum #FirstNation

The ice roads in Pikangikum are now open. For fly-in Northern Ontario communities, these winter roads are a short-lived lifeline, allowing fuel, food, building materials, and emergency equipment etc. to arrive by ground. My light-hearted reference (yes, "Back to the Future" if you caught it) belies a serious reality faced by many northern First Nations, including Pikangikum. This ice road window is brief and weather-dependent, often lasting only weeks. Once the ice melts, access returns to air only, and sometimes water, increasing costs and limiting supplies and emergency response options. @ERTSAR @SijoGaryFoo #shainkimbell

Merry Christmas and a safe secure peaceful and happy New Year! From your friends at the Emergency Response Team search and rescue! That Others May Live @ERTSAR | Emergency Response Team SAR & ERTSAR Fire Rescue

ERTSAR members had a great time at UFLY! Big thank you to Captain Claudio! Here's a fun little video! 😂👏👍 • ERTSAR travel far and wide to deploy on missions and we often fly so this was a very interesting and useful session for us!🛩🌍😃 • #ERTSAR #UFLY #emergencyresponseteam #firefighter #police #Paramedic #medic #doctor #nurse #pilot #plane #777 #topgun #comeflywithme #thatothersmaylive #airplane #fun #goodtimes • @SijoGaryFoo #PatrickRobinson @ERTSAR #ufly