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You might want to change North America to just America. In Canada, SAR is free no matter where you are. Clawing back costs isn't a thing here.

kenhwang 4y ago
Free as long as you didn't sign an agreement saying you'd be responsible for the cost of SAR. Such as breaking resort rules by going out of bounds[1]. It's really the same as the US (other than our states and cities acting more like corporations), it comes down to who gets dispatched: if it's the government you're fine, but oftentimes if you're near a resort, it comes down to whether dispatch thinks the resort staff, a government agency, or a volunteer group is better suited for the rescue. If it's the resort, you might've agreed to give them the legal right to claw back costs. [1] https://www.metro.us/grouse-bans-4-bills-for-rescue/ https://www.metro.us/grouse-bans-4-bills-for-rescue/
- PierceJoy 4y ago
  Your link doesn’t really support your claim. It was a “fine” from a private resort, that by their own account is entirely unenforceable[1]. Essentially a request for a donation to SAR. In practise, SAR is free in Canada no matter where you are. There are hundreds and hundreds of SAR calls in BC per year, and not a single person rescued has been required to pay a cent. Many of them do make donations though as a token of thanks. [1] https://vancouversun.com/news/costs-still-being-tallied-after-grouse-rescue https://vancouversun.com/news/costs-still-being-tallied-afte...
  - tlavoie 4y ago
    Related, there is an excellent short (5-episode) series following Vancouver's North Shore Rescue. https://www.knowledge.ca/program/search-and-rescue-north-shore https://www.knowledge.ca/program/search-and-rescue-north-sho... It certainly puts their efforts into perspective, including how easily people can run into trouble unprepared.
Kwpolska 4y ago
The country you’re thinking of is called United States.
- PierceJoy 4y ago
  It's incredibly common to refer to the US as America.

kenhwang 4y ago

Free as long as you didn't sign an agreement saying you'd be responsible for the cost of SAR. Such as breaking resort rules by going out of bounds[1]. It's really the same as the US (other than our states and cities acting more like corporations), it comes down to who gets dispatched: if it's the government you're fine, but oftentimes if you're near a resort, it comes down to whether dispatch thinks the resort staff, a government agency, or a volunteer group is better suited for the rescue. If it's the resort, you might've agreed to give them the legal right to claw back costs. [1] https://www.metro.us/grouse-bans-4-bills-for-rescue/ https://www.metro.us/grouse-bans-4-bills-for-rescue/

PierceJoy 4y ago
Your link doesn’t really support your claim. It was a “fine” from a private resort, that by their own account is entirely unenforceable[1]. Essentially a request for a donation to SAR. In practise, SAR is free in Canada no matter where you are. There are hundreds and hundreds of SAR calls in BC per year, and not a single person rescued has been required to pay a cent. Many of them do make donations though as a token of thanks. [1] https://vancouversun.com/news/costs-still-being-tallied-after-grouse-rescue https://vancouversun.com/news/costs-still-being-tallied-afte...
- tlavoie 4y ago
  Related, there is an excellent short (5-episode) series following Vancouver's North Shore Rescue. https://www.knowledge.ca/program/search-and-rescue-north-shore https://www.knowledge.ca/program/search-and-rescue-north-sho... It certainly puts their efforts into perspective, including how easily people can run into trouble unprepared.

Kwpolska 4y ago

The country you’re thinking of is called United States.

PierceJoy 4y ago
It's incredibly common to refer to the US as America.