Providing IT software and services for search and rescue organizations

Members

Volunteer rescue records contact details for both members and external resources (e.g. suppliers, local outfitters).  Members are the cornerstone of any rescue organization but keeping track of their contact details, who to contact in an emergency, what they are certified in etc... is a time consuming job.

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Equipment

As Rescue organizations grow they will find their equipment list growing especially as funds become available through donations, grant proposals, fundraising etc... but as the equipment list grows so does the need to record details of all the equipment in an organizations' possession.

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Events

Events in volunteer rescue covers all events an organization would be involved with putting on or participating in and can be generalized as items you would see on a calendar, volunteer rescue allows an organization to create as many event types as they require including

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Analysis

There is little point in collecting all this information if an organization cannot analyze the information in order to work better and smarter in the future; often when applying for grants justification is required based on an organizations activity and analysis reports provide for this.

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Notify

An organization is always going to want to inform its' members about upcoming events and new information added to the web site along with contacting external resources about a myriad of subjects.  Volunteer rescue has e-mail built in to enable e-mails to be sent direct from the service.

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Accessibility

Record keeping for an organization is usually performed by members at home in the evening however this introduces a problem when the information only resides on that members' home computer, when another member needs to access that information the information has to be transferred generally using e-mail or some other file transfer method.

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Safety is first and foremost

A search and rescue organizations' primary concern is the safety of both its' rescue volunteers and those it is assisting often in remote and harsh locations frequently exposing their search and rescue volunteers to risk.  To mitigate the risks asearch and rescue organization will need to

  • Provide and monitor training of its' volunteers
  • Purchase, inspect and maintain equipment both to protect its' volunteers and to facilitate safe access to remote locations
  • Risk assess their working environments at base and in the field for hazards and document
  • For all tasks record what worked and more importantly what didn't and the lessons learned

What's in it for me

Collecting, filing and analyzing all information required to ensure safety is a time consuming task and as volunteers this is often at the expense of family and leisure time.

Volunteer Rescue provides an electronic means to capture, store and analyze this information centrally and enables an organization to access this information using just an internet browser and internet connection.

See our full feature list for a detailed breakdown of what the service provides.

Why Volunteer Rescue

The lead architect and developer of the service has over 20 years experience designing, developing and supporting mission critical applications for the public sector and has drawn on this experience to create the Volunteer Rescue service. The idea came from his own need for such a service and uses the service daily for a Search and Rescue organization in British Columbia, Canada where he is a search manager.

Where do we go from here

We offer the service for a one month free trial after which if you do not wish to continue using the service we will provide you with files in comma separated (csv) format, for importing into a spreadsheet or similar application, that contain all contact details and asset and equipment details entered into the system ensuring time invested in entering this information is not wasted.