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STAY FOCUSED AND SURVIVE
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WHO WE HELP
OVERVIEW
Trail Rescue Australia (TRA) offers its range of services and products across many different segments, but our services are customised specifically to the needs of the customer or client. Check out the segments below and get in touch with us to see how we can assist you best.​​​​
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INDIVIDUALS
Solo hikers, thru-hikers, bushwalkers, trail runners, mountain bikers, bikepackers, dirt bike riders, remote photographers, and independent field travellers.
ORGANISATIONS
NGOs, Aboriginal land councils, conservation organisations, environmental research teams, volunteer field teams, charitable expedition groups, outdoor education providers, community program operators, land-care groups, and non-profit field operations.
SMALL GROUPS
Small hiking parties, trekking teams, trail-running groups, MTB groups, dirt bike groups, private expedition teams, unsupported crossing parties, and remote travel teams.
GOVERNMENT
Parks and Wildlife agencies, land management authorities, conservation departments, ranger units, public-sector field teams, environmental compliance teams, natural resource management agencies, regional operations units, and remote project teams.
COMMERCIAL OPERATORS
Commercial trekking operators, guided walking operators, adventure tourism providers, wilderness lodge operators, remote camp operators, event organisers, race directors, guides, and field-based tourism businesses.
EMERGENCY SERVICES
Police, State Emergency Service units, fire and rescue services, ambulance support elements, volunteer rescue organisations, land search and rescue teams, incident management teams, remote-area response units, and civil emergency support agencies.
WHAT DO YOU NEED?
INDIVIDUALS
Hiking, Trekking, Running, Photographer, MTB rider or Remote Worker
I WANT TO UPSKILL
Upskill with us by completing our excellent courses and training programs which are based on real-world lessons and experience. Field test your skills and experience and synchronise your assumptions with reality.
You may be looking for:
Training & Courses
Mentoring and Coaching
Live Q&A's
Ongoing Learning
Scenario Testing​
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I WANT TO BE PREPARED
Build better or more efficient safety and response systems for your next remote area activity to ensure your planning, preparation and emergency response systems are realistic, effective and reliable.
You may be looking for:
Emergency Response Planning
Trail medical support
Casualty coordination support
Pre-trip safety planning
Trek planning
We'll show you how
I NEED SUPPORT OUT THERE
Choose from a range of options to support your remote area activity, starting from tapping into our overwatch and monitoring service to hiring out comms, to requesting a trail medical support team or evacs.
You may be looking for:
Monitoring and overwatch
Trail medical support
Casualty coordination support
Emergency resupplies
Emergency Pick-ups
Lets get started
GROUPS, ORGANISATIONS, GOVT
Tour Operators, Park Rangers. Government, Land Councils, NRM NGO's
SUPPORT YOUR ACTIVITY
If you are leading a remote cross-country trek in the Kimberley, hosting a long-distance running event in the Australian Alps, conducting a charity hike in Central Australia, or undertaking any other remote area activity, we can provide a suite of services to help ensure it is planned and delivered safely. If an incident occurs, the necessary systems are already in place to support an effective response. Our products and services are modular and tailored to the specific needs and circumstances of each activity or organisation.
Some examples of how we can help:
Expedition Emergency Management
Standby Trail Medical Support
Trek or Activity Plan Reviews
Pre-Expedition Training
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UPSKILL YOUR STAFF
Train your staff in highly focused, customised, and relevant skill sets, then test those capabilities in real-world conditions. Staff are rarely assessed in actual emergency situations where variable factors such as hunger, thirst, fear, and discomfort affect both well-being and decision-making. Knowing what to do is very different from doing it under pressure in a high-stress environment. Put your staff, equipment, and systems to the test.
Some examples of how we can help:
Customised ops training programs
Competency-based remote area training
Performance testing under field conditions
Field readiness assessment
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STRENGTHEN YOUR SYSTEMS
Preventive planning and preparation is the most effective way to reduce risk, prevent incidents, and minimise harm outdoors. However, many remote area, outdoor, and wilderness systems are generic, untested, or not suited to the physical, technical, and operational demands of the activity. We review, evaluate, and test these systems—including SOPs, procedures, actions on, staff, and equipment—in the actual conditions in which they will be used, so you know they will work when it matters most.
Some examples of how we can help:
System stress testing for events
Forensic reviews of incident systems
SOP enhancement for tour operators
Scenario testing for remote mining teams
Get in touch
HOW WE DO IT
Our services are delivered in various forms depending on the services and client requests. across Australia, but all of our services must be pre-booked or as part of a subscription.
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FIELD TEAMS
Our field teams, typically made up of 2–4 personnel, are fully equipped, trained, and resourced to operate independently in remote areas. They are supported by fully equipped 4WD vehicles and can also deploy rapidly by ATV, dirt bike, helicopter, light aircraft, or boat. All teams deploy with fully equipped packs and are capable of operating independently for 24–48 hours, day or night, with a focus on complex and difficult terrain.
Common Field Team Sevices
UAV search and rescue
Trail casevacs
Trail medical assistance
Emergency resupply
Emergency basecamp deployment
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ADVISORS
Our technical advisors and subject matter experts provide on-site guidance and advisory support to clients and organisations. This may be delivered in the field, at the client’s property, from their regional office, or on site at the activity location, such as an adventure event. Off-site support, including desktop guidance, advisory, and consultancy services, is delivered remotely and online via video, phone, and digital portals for planning, reviews, assessments, and other consultations.
Common Advisory Services:
Event emergency response advisors
Overwatch and Monitoring
Trek and expedition planning
SOP and procedure reviews
Field Assessments of Remote Trails
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TRAINING TEAMS
We deliver our training services and courses in person, on site or on location across Australia, and online through our training portal. We are fully self-sufficient when conducting courses on site or in the field. The range of our training programs and the varied needs of our clients means. We deploy Mobile Training Teams (MTTs) to deliver training on site in remote locations such as mining camps, Aboriginal outstations, and defence training areas.
Common Training Team Services:
Scenario Training
Course delivery in remote areas
Online training packages
Short courses online
Specialised & advanced training out field
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FROM THE FIELD
Actual footage and images of rescues, searches, terrain and conditions from the field
Image: Early morning cloud cover in the Vic Alps looks amazing, but terrible for UAV operators
Image: Dense canopies of the Wet Tropics make it very difficulty for UAV searches.
Image: Finding a tent that shows no recent sign of use during a search, is not always a good sign
Image: A snap freeze & snow dump can occur in the Aus Alps during summer. Fatalities happen.
Video: Searching for a missing cross country trekker in typical terrain of the East Chewings Range, NT
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