Alberni Valley Rescue Squad

The Alberni Valley Rescue Squad contributes to the enhancement of public safety through volunteer engagement in emergency services and emergency preparedness. The Squad has been serving the city of Port Alberni and Albemi-Clayoquot region for 68 years by providing professional volunteer based ground and inland waterways search and rescue services. In addition we provide mutual aid search and rescue services to surrounding communities stretching as far as the lower mainland. We hold a seat at the emergency operations committee for the Alberni-Clayoquot regional district and attend regular emergency planning sessions. Our members are trained in ground search and rescue and lead ground and inland waterways searches. We are certified in slope and high angle rope rescue swift-water rescue on local rivers and lakes as well as flat ice rescue avalanche response tracking Hover and Class 4 Fixed Line helicopter rescues. During 2023 the Alberni Valley Rescue Squad volunteered approximately 8 282 hours of service to the community. Those hours were spent by 44 active members on 51 search and rescue tasks and included 105 training exercises 3 general meetings 12 executive meetings and several public engagement events.