Blaze-full, smoky summers credited for fewer Search and Rescue calls
PRINCE GEORGE–According to Search and Rescue (SAR) Manager, Dave Merritt, numbers have been down in Search and Rescue operations over the past few years.
He attributes the decline to the wildfires that have blazed through the province the past several years. The Prince George SAR team has sees around 35-45 calls per year, but in 2017 and 2018 saw closer to the 35 range.
Seven months into the year and he says that they have seen around 15 calls so far, with two weekends in a row that saw three calls each.