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		<title>GSAR Branch Bulletin: Tactical Evacuations and Wildfire Operational Limits</title>
		<link>https://members.bcsara.com/member-area/2026/08/gsar-branch-bulletin-tactical-evacuations-and-wildfire-operational-limits/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Colleen Coffin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 15:34:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[GSAR Advisory Committee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SAR Safety Newsletter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Update]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[EMCR]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The EMCR PECC SAR Branch has issued a risk notice clarifying operational limits for Ground Search and Rescue (GSAR) personnel supporting tactical evacuations during wildfire incidents.]]></description>
		
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		<title>SARVAC is hiring!</title>
		<link>https://members.bcsara.com/member-area/2026/08/sarvac-is-hiring/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Colleen Coffin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 15:25:17 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Announcements]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Humanitarian Workforce]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Search and Rescue Volunteer Association of Canada (SARVAC) is recruiting for several positions within its Humanitarian Workforce (HWF) Program. Opportunities are available across a range of areas, including program leadership, operations, training, logistics, data management, finance and administration, technical writing, wildfire capability development, and mental wellness. These roles are an opportunity to bring your [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Swiftwater Operations: Training, Equipment and Knowing Your Limits</title>
		<link>https://members.bcsara.com/member-area/2026/08/swiftwater-operations-training-equipment-and-knowing-your-limits/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Colleen Coffin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 19:31:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SAR Safety Newsletter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health and safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[POG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[POG 3.03]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RADeMS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[swiftwater rescue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[watercraft]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Moving water is one of the more unforgiving environments in which SAR volunteers may be asked to operate. Rivers can change rapidly with rainfall, snowmelt and releases; hazards may be difficult to see; and what appears manageable from shore can become very different once a responder or watercraft is committed. For that reason, swiftwater operations [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Critical Incident Stress During Wildfire Evacuations</title>
		<link>https://members.bcsara.com/member-area/2026/08/critical-incident-stress-during-wildfire-evacuations/</link>
					<comments>https://members.bcsara.com/member-area/2026/08/critical-incident-stress-during-wildfire-evacuations/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Colleen Coffin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 15:22:33 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[CISM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Update]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[evacuations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wildfires]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Wildfire evacuations can be extremely stressful for everyone involved, including the search and rescue teams responsible for delivering evacuation orders. These responders may work for long hours in dangerous conditions while dealing with frightened residents, rapidly changing fire behaviour, heavy smoke, and the possibility that people may not be able or willing to leave. This [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Getting Ready for Capability &#038; Funding Formula Reporting</title>
		<link>https://members.bcsara.com/member-area/2026/08/getting-ready-for-capability-funding-formula-reporting/</link>
					<comments>https://members.bcsara.com/member-area/2026/08/getting-ready-for-capability-funding-formula-reporting/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Colleen Coffin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 18:02:25 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Announcements]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[D4H]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[capabilities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[capabilities reporting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[funding formula]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[new funding formula]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Annual Capability and Funding Formula reporting is only a few months away. Now is a good time for D4H administrators to review their group’s records and ensure activities are being entered accurately. The information recorded in D4H directly contributes to your SAR group’s capability reporting and funding eligibility. A few important changes and reminders will [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>GSAR Advisory Committee Update &#8211; Aug 2026</title>
		<link>https://members.bcsara.com/member-area/2026/08/gsar-advisory-committee-update-aug-2026/</link>
					<comments>https://members.bcsara.com/member-area/2026/08/gsar-advisory-committee-update-aug-2026/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Colleen Coffin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 17:49:28 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[GSAR Advisory Committee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Update]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Advisory Committee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aug 2026 update]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[committees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GSAR]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The GSAR Advisory Committee and Working Groups continue to stay busy. Recently, the GSAR Advisory Committee had five more requests for Recognized Capabilities approved and five more are awaiting final approval. A number of projects are close to completion. For more information on the GSAR Advisory Committee, please check out our page on the BCSARA [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>D4H Update &#8211; Task Report Forms Issue Resolved</title>
		<link>https://members.bcsara.com/member-area/2026/07/d4h-update-task-report-forms-issue-resolved/</link>
					<comments>https://members.bcsara.com/member-area/2026/07/d4h-update-task-report-forms-issue-resolved/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kyle - Database Admin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 21:45:04 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[D4H]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The issue affecting SAR group addresses on EMCR PDF forms generated through D4H has now been resolved.]]></description>
		
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		<title>D4H Stats Corner</title>
		<link>https://members.bcsara.com/member-area/2026/07/d4h-stats-corner/</link>
					<comments>https://members.bcsara.com/member-area/2026/07/d4h-stats-corner/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Colleen Coffin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 17:45:50 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[D4H]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[d4h stats]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Did you know that SAR Volunteer demographics look similar to SAR Subject demographics in D4H? It raises an interesting question: are we rescuing people who look a lot like ourselves? While it isn't a scientific study, it does provide an interesting snapshot of the people who make up our volunteer groups compared with the subjects [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>CISM: Moral Injury</title>
		<link>https://members.bcsara.com/member-area/2026/07/cism-moral-injury/</link>
					<comments>https://members.bcsara.com/member-area/2026/07/cism-moral-injury/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Colleen Coffin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 20:52:52 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[CISM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CISM Update]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Moral Injury]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Moral Injury Moral injury refers to the psychological, emotional, social, and spiritual harm that can occur when a person experiences or witnesses actions that violate their deeply held moral beliefs, ethical principles, or personal values. The concept of moral injury was first developed in military settings, where soldiers described experiencing long-lasting psychological, social, and spiritual [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>New Swiftwater Awareness Course Codes</title>
		<link>https://members.bcsara.com/member-area/2026/07/new-swiftwater-awareness-course-codes/</link>
					<comments>https://members.bcsara.com/member-area/2026/07/new-swiftwater-awareness-course-codes/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Colleen Coffin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 20:23:19 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Training]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[codes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[swiftwater awareness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[swiftwater awareness course codes]]></category>
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