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COMPANY PROFILE
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TRS is a helicopter emergency services and training company dedicated to providing professional rescue crews for emergency support and SAR operations.
MISSION STATEMENT
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Dedication. Professionalism. Experience.
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“Providing Safe and Effective Emergency Services”
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TRS draws heavily from the Veteran SAR Community for experienced & professionally certified rescue personnel. These operators have decades of service in some of the most challenging environments in the world. This level of experience, coupled with extensive ancillary training provides a value added service second to none.
TRS MANAGEMENT
Derek Rogers CD, SC, BA, MA
Chief Executive Officer
Years SAR: 25
Rotary Wing Type Experience: CH-113 Labrador (Sea-Knight) / CH-146 (Bell 412) / CH-149 (AW-101) / AW-139 / S-61 / S-92
SAR Operations: Canadian Armed Forces SAR- Comox, BC / Gander, NL / Goose Bay, NL / Arctic
Commercial SAR- Canadian North Atlantic (St. John’s, Halifax) / North Slope Alaska / Caspian Sea Kazakhstan / Gulf of Mexico / Greenland
Appointments: SAR Project Manager / Safety & Quality / Senior SAR Team Lead / Training & Standards / Chief Check Crewman / Emergency Management Coordinator / Dive Safety Officer / HERT Instructor & Facilitator
Honours & Awards: SC-Star of Courage / CD-Canadian Forces Decoration / NATO (FY)-Former Yugoslavia / SSM-Special Service Medal / CPSM-Canadian Peace Keeping Service Medal / General Campaign Star (Afghanistan) / St. John Ambulance Life Saving Award / Sikorsky Rescue Awards
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Education: Charles Stuart University MA Emergency Management / Michener Institute BA Paramedic Practice / CFSSAR / Justice Institute of BC PCP / CRM Facilitator
Chris MacKay CD
Chief Operations Officer
Years SAR: 22
Rotary Wing Type Experience: CH-146 (Bell 412) / CH-149 (AW-101) / AW-139 / S-61 / S-92 / H-175
SAR Operations: Canadian Armed Forces SAR- Comox, BC / Greenwood, NS / Cold Lake, AB / Arctic
Commercial SAR- Canadian North Atlantic (St. John’s, Halifax) / North Slope Alaska / Caspian Sea Kazakhstan / Gulf of Mexico / Greenland / Gulf of Aden / Dublin, Ireland / Georgetown, Guyana / Rio De Janeiro, Brazil / Mar del Plata, Argentina / Paramaribo, Suriname
Appointments: Director International SAR Operations / Senior SAR Team Lead / Training & Standards / TRS Chief Check Crewman / Dive Safety Officer / HERT Instructor & Facilitator
Honours & Awards: CD-Canadian Forces Decoration / NATO (FY)-Former Yugoslavia / NATO (KFOR)-Kosovo / SSM-Special Service Medal / CPSM-Canadian Peace Keeping Service Medal / Chief of Defense Staff Commendation / Sikorsky Rescue Awards / Sikorsky 1000 Flight Hour Award
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Education: CFSSAR / Justice Institute of BC PCP / SAR MAFA
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