New Members Needed in Ucluelet New members are needed in Ucluelet to crew the fast response vessels for the upcoming busy summer season. The exercise was a joint exercise between all the agencies normally responding to marine SAR and land SAR iin Barkley Sound. Refer to exercie Nimbus for the last exercise in March 1997. Long Beach is looking for members in the Ucluelet area to assist in it's Search and Rescue and Prevention Programs. Unit training is taking place weekly at the Ucluelet Fire Hall on Monday evenings at 7pm.
New members are welcome.
The Long Beach Unit 38 responds to 20-25 Marine Incidents a year, supporting the Canadian Coast Guard in it's mandate of Search and Rescue and Prevention Program. A dedicated Zodiac rescue boat is located in Ucluelet, equipped for moderate weather operations it serves the Barkley Sound area. Incidents range from providing support for the local Volunteer Fire Brigade in case of a waterfront fire to searching for missing kayakers in the picturesque Broken Group Islands. Unit 38 responds to the highest percentage of distress incidents than any other Unit in the Pacific Region. Along with recieving this award, Mark was a participant in this years Regional SAR Wars competition for the mid island Zone 5 team.