About Us
Our Team
Kent Harrison Search and Rescue is a professional volunteer organization with an average of 25 trained members.
It's primary function is that of a community resource to assist the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the British Columbia Ambulance Service and the British Columbia Coroners Service and local fire departments in a variety of search and rescue functions.
in memory of neil brewer 1954 - 2025
Neil Brewer passed away in early March after a short battle with cancer.
Neil Brewer is the driving force that led to significant improvements to Search and Rescue (SAR) in British Columbia. He was the Provincial lead for large-scaled SAR New Initiatives Fund projects such as, the Inter-Operability Radio Project, the Risk Assessment and Decision Support Making Tool Project, and the British Columbia Ground and Inland Water Search and Rescue Training and Operational Support Model. He has been a leader in accessing grant funding programs that have allowed Kent Harrison SAR to acquire the necessary training and equipment to respond to a variety of GSAR responses. Having attained extensive knowledge with funding applications, Neil worked with the BC Lottery’s Branch to develop information packages to assist SAR groups with their funding request submissions, and provided support as a resource contact for them. Most of Kent Harrison SAR's capital assets have been funded by BC Gaming due to Neil's ability to compose and obtain project funding. He was also a driving force for Kent Harrison SAR getting a new purpose-built building, and he designed their latest Command vehicle. His exemplary and dedicated work is recognized by many with his top volunteer hours, and by greatly improving SAR resource acquisition to provide community safety.
Our History
Although originally formed in 1976, the team has only been receiving annual operating grants since 1991. Most of the team's equipment has been purchased through donations from community groups and businesses, as well as grants from the gaming policy and enforcement branch and the search and rescue New Initiatives Fund.
(National Search and Rescue
Secretariat)
Our Mission
Kent Harrison Search and Rescue, as a registered non-profit society, delivers professional-quality search and rescue services to the community by developing and maintaining resources to safely, efficiently, and effectively resolve incidents in the Agassiz/Harrison area.
We will conduct search and rescue missions when requested to do so by the authorized requesting agencies for lost or missing persons, or persons in distress in the province of BC without charge.
Our goal is to save lives.
