SARCan - Canada's Volunteer SAR Podcast
Sep 20, 2026 · 34 min · 17 segments
In our latest episode, hosts Spencer and Patrick talk with Dustin Brears, media liaison for SARSAV; as they discuss the upcoming SARScene 2026 - SAR 360. SARScene is Canada's yearly SAR conference for…
Dustin BrearsGuest
Patrick ArmstrongHost
Spencer WhitelawHostBut it was incredible to see all the teams, all of that knowledge, both professional paid SAR experts and professional volunteer.
And one thing in SAR Canada, as much as we make fun of ourselves, everybody we deal with in the search and rescue world, the volunteers, they are professionally trained volunteers.
And to be honest with you, last year in Ottawa, that was the first in-person SAR scene I'd ever attended.
And you just hit the nail on the head, like the professional volunteer responders from across this country that all have the same goal.
It was outstanding to be able to share ideas with them and compete against them in the start games and network with these people that the beauty of that CSA training is that you were all speaking the same language.
However, between Spencer and I being the towel boy and water boy, it was like you said, it was incredible to see comradery.
And I think that goes back to the whole ICS and that CSA standard for how we do our basic search and rescue, which we just did this last weekend and people wanting to be their best.
But it was incredible to see all the teams, all of that knowledge, both professional paid SAR experts and professional volunteer.
And one thing in SAR Canada, as much as we make fun of ourselves, everybody we deal with in the search and rescue world, the volunteers, they are professionally trained volunteers.
And to be honest with you, last year in Ottawa, that was the first in-person SAR scene I'd ever attended.
And you just hit the nail on the head, like the professional volunteer responders from across this country that all have the same goal.
It was outstanding to be able to share ideas with them and compete against them in the start games and network with these people that the beauty of that CSA training is that you were all speaking the same language.
However, between Spencer and I being the towel boy and water boy, it was like you said, it was incredible to see comradery.
And I think that goes back to the whole ICS and that CSA standard for how we do our basic search and rescue, which we just did this last weekend and people wanting to be their best.
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