Claim: Team members of the Halifax Regional Search and Rescue, a non-profit volunteer organization, entirely voluntary, are not paid and provide for their clothing and equipment but due to the team's expertise and resources, the organization may be called to lead search and rescue operations within the province and is routinely called to provide mutual aid support and relief for other teams in the Maritime provinces.
Evidence: Halifax Regional Search and Rescue is a non-profit volunteer organization dedicated to ground search and rescue primarily within Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada. Team members are entirely volunteer, are not paid, and provide their own clothing and equipment. However due to the team's expertise and resources, the organization may be called to lead search and rescue operations within the province, and is routinely called to provide mutual aid support and relief for other teams in the Maritime provinces.