Over the weekend AREC members from the South Canterbury, North Otago, Otago, South Otago, Eastern Southland and Southland Groups came together for a weekend of learning new skills, building relationships, technology and equipment.
The event was organised by AREC Regional Manager South Lindsey Ross who was pleased with the turnout of members who all learnt a lot during the weekend.
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Search and Rescue Exercise (SAREX) tests the skills of Eastern Police SAR partners and volunteers between 16 - 17 Aug 2024.
Hawkes Bay LandSAR volunteers and Eastern Police SAR teamed up with members of the Hawkes Bay AREC for an overnight Police SAREX in Hawkes Bay over the weekend.
The SAREX scenario was held to test response capability, multi-agency teamwork and communication in responding to a simulated overdue tamper from the Sunrise Hut, near Whakarara in Central Hawkes’ Bay.
The weekend’s training scenario involved field teams being deployed into the bush and searching into the night for the missing person with support from AREC Comms, MSU and IMT based back at the Coastguard’s Operations & Education Centre, Meeanee Quay, Napier.
There were two search areas, with assets divided equally across those search areas running grid search patterns looking for the overdue person.
Members of the IMT, and AREC Radio Operators used their skills and experience to help LandSAR members to locate the overdue person swiftly.
These multi-agency response exercises are important to developing members’ skills and it allows them to address any gaps in their knowledge and ask questions in a simulated exercise, rather than when there is a real incident unfolding.
It’s a great opportunity to make sure when that day comes, we’re ready for it! RMC ZK6EXC