For wilderness backcountry emergencies, dial 9-1-1 and provide your location.
FOOTHILLS SAR IS GROWING, AND WE NEED YOUR HELP!
Foothills SAR is growing, as callouts increase throughout Kananaskis and across Alberta. As a result, we require updated rescue equipment, vehicles, trailers, rope gear, and other items to best support Albertans. The best way to do this is by donating money to our team. We guarantee your donation goes directly to Foothills SAR, to allow us to purchase the equipment we need. Whether it is helping in a wilderness rescue, or in the increasing amount of disasters across the province, Foothills SAR is there – and always free of charge.
PURPOSE
Foothills Search and Rescue provides response to wilderness emergencies when searching for, providing medical assistance to, and rescuing people who require help in the backcountry. We also provide disaster response assistance across Alberta, in collaboration with SAR Alberta.
RESPONSE REGION
We respond to areas of southern Kananaskis Country, from Bragg Creek to the Highwood region, as well as the communities of Nanton, Diamond Valley, Okotoks, and High River. Foothills SAR is available to assist teams province-wide upon request.
HOW TO REQUEST
If you are in an emergency, call 9-1-1, or activate an emergency beacon (SPOT, InReach, etc.) if outside cell service and STAY IN PLACE if safe. Tasking agencies will request our assistance as needed, deploying us through emergency dispatch.
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LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Foothills SAR respects that we are situated on the traditional territories of Treaty 7 peoples. For countless generations, the Niitsitapi (Blackfoot Confederacy), Tsuu T’ina, îyârhe Nakodabi (Stoney Nakoda), and Métis Nation in Alberta peoples have made this land their home. Foothills SAR works towards stronger understanding, honour, reconciliation, and partnership with the Indigenous Nations that we serve.
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