An
open letter to all Civilian Search and Rescue Volunteers:
The
experience and commitment of SAR volunteers is an important resource in
assisting the RCMP in our delivery of Search and Rescue Service throughout
The
award consists of a uniquely designed certificate and lapel pin which will be
presented to volunteers who have completed five, ten, or fifteen years of
Search and Rescue service. All Search
and Rescue volunteers are eligible to apply for the award, regardless of their
role with the team. The only eligibility requirements are that the volunteers
be a current member in good standing with his or her Search and Rescue team and
that they have volunteered the required number of years for the award requested
It
is our intention to maintain the program through the future, and in the
fullness of time, the award levels will be increased to recognize volunteers
reaching twenty or more years of service.
Once the years of historical service are accounted for and acknowledged,
the program will settle into a pattern of presenting the awards with natural
progression as volunteers move through the years of service landmarks.
As
2003 sees the launch of the program, we realize that the service periods for
eligible volunteers will vary widely. In
order to launch the program, the cut off date for eligible service has been set
at December 31st, 2002, and any volunteers having completed five,
ten, or fifteen years of service as of that date are eligible for one or more
awards, matching their years of service.
Search and Rescue groups are invited to review their records and submit
the names of eligible candidates, and where applicable, indicate those
volunteers deserving of multiple awards.
It
is the responsibility the volunteer’s Search and Rescue team, as well as the
volunteer, to ensure that an application is submitted to request an award. This is applicable to the initial launch as
well as through coming years. The RCMP will not be maintaining a database of
Search and Rescue volunteers and automatically generating the awards.
The
partnership between the RCMP and the civilian Search and Rescue community is an
integral part of our Search and Rescue presence in
Sincerely
yours
“K” Division Criminal Operations
SAR Coordinator
11140 –
APPLICATION
RCMP “K” DIVISION
CIVILIAN SAR VOLUTEER RECOGNITION AWARD
Applications must
be submitted to the RCMP “K” Division SAR Coordinator by September 30th of each year. Incomplete applications will not be
considered and will be returned.
Completed forms must be sent to:
RCMP “K” Division SAR Coordinator,
By MAIL: Criminal Operations,
By FAX: 780-412-5403
By E-MAIL: derek.simmonds@rcmp-grc.gc.ca OR larry.moore@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
RCMP “K” DIVISION
CIVILIAN SAR VOLUTEER RECOGNITION AWARD
INSTRUCTION for COMPLETION
1.
Applications
for the RCMP “K” Division Civilian SAR Volunteer recognition Award must be
submitted on the included form.
2.
An
eligible applicant is any Civilian SAR Volunteer who is a current member in
good standing with a SAR team and has completed the required number of years of
volunteer SAR service for the award requested.
3.
Applications
must be received no later than September 30th of each year.
4.
Applications
must be signed by a member of the applicant’s SAR team executive confirming
that eligibility requirements have been met.
5.
SAR
service is calculated on the total years of SAR service and does not have to be
continuous. Likewise, volunteer SAR
service with multiple groups is acceptable.
a.
Example
1: A volunteer who has five years of continuous SAR service divided into 2
years service with SAR Team “A” followed by 3 years service with SAR team “B”
would be eligible for an award.
b.
Example
2: A volunteer who has a total of five years of non-continuous SAR service,
e.g. 2 years of service with SAR Team “A” followed by 2 years with no SAR
involvement, concluding with 3 years service with SAR team “B” would be
eligible for a five year award, albeit the total calendar period spanned more
than five calendar years
Note: These provisions are included to ensure that
volunteers who are forced to relocate or are unable to dedicate to SAR for a
period due to work or personal commitments retain their eligibility.
6.
Incomplete forms will be not be considered and
will be returned to the applicant.