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Trail Rescue Australia provides specialist rapid response UAV SAR, trail medical support, advanced field skills training and emergency logistics support for hikers, trekkers, expeditions and Police and Emergency Services.
OVERVIEW
Hikers, trekkers, Park Rangers and expedition groups face a range of direct and indirect risks when out on trails or wilderness areas ranging from dangerous wildlife, rough terrain, bushfires and transport risks. Critical to all positive SAR outcomes is the speed, identification and delivery of SAR services. This is substantially complicated in vast remote areas with limited regional resources. TRA can fill those capability gaps in support of Police and
Emergency Services SAR Operations.
Trail Search and Rescue (SAR) standby and rapid-response service for short-notice call-outs, deploying specialist UAV field teams equipped with advanced IR/thermal UAVs and operating alongside helicopters, ATVs and 4WDs, in support of Police and other emergency service–led search and rescue operations.
Rapid Response UAV SAR Teams
Trail Incident Response Teams
Hiker Evacuation & Medical Support
Rapid Response FOB Placement
Remote Area Paramedic Support
Aerial UAV Observers
Target Handovers
Search Team Coordination
TRAIL MEDICAL SUPPORT
Trail Rescue Australia provides baseline trail medical support (TMS) services that deliver first aid, preventative trail health care (PTHC), casualty monitoring, and trail evacuations. Advanced medical support provided by our partners Outdoor Wilderness Response
Baseline first aid response (TMS)
Preventative Trail Health Care (PTHC)
Extended field care support (24-48 hours)
Emergency & Short Notice Evacs
Tracking & Message Monitoring
Casualty Co-ordination with First Responders
Integration with incident support and FOB
Emergency Medical Resupply
SAFETY & RISK MANAGEMENT
Our team conducts on-ground trail and activity safety and response audits, SOP reviews, scenario training and post-incident reviews to test, refine and continuously improve your safety systems.
Remote Area Risk Assessments & Safety Cases
Route, Trail & Camp Safety Planning
Emergency Response & SAR Integration Plans
Communications & Tracking System Design
Remote Area WHS & Operations Governance
Environmental & Weather Risk Modelling
Trail, Site & Access Safety Audits
Incident Readiness Drills & Exercised Plans
UAV SAR SUPPORT
Specialised UAV SAR support for rapid deployment of drone teams carrying portable, modular and advanced UAV systems, capable of accessing and deploying in difficult, remote terrain, day or night and BVLOS. Service also provides a payload emergency resupply of up to 5kg. Below are some in-demand service options:
UAV SAR Pathfinding & Scout Support
UAV FOB & Logistics Support for Police SAR
Emergency Service UAV Support
UAV Payload Emergency Resupply (2-5kg)
Night IR/TI UAV Search
Aerial Spotlight Cover
Aerial Broadcast
Real Time Relay
FIELD SKILLS TRAINING
TRA offers a range of basic, advanced and specialised courses for UAV SAR operators; SAR & response teams, as well as various courses for hikers, Rangers and tour guides. Below are some popular course examples:
UAV SAR Operations in Extreme Desert Conditions
Tour Guiding Safety Planning & Preparation
Emergency Signalling Techniques - Hikers
Remote Area Caching for SAR
UAV Resupply Techniques in Support of SAR
Hiker Survival & Self-Rescue Techniques
Rapid Response Agile UAV Operations
UAV Thermography for Extreme Thermal Ops
MONITORING & OVERWATCH
Trail Rescue Australia offers a 24/7 monitoring and/or overwatch service that provides hikers, trail runners, expeditions and groups. This pre-booked services is carried out with tracking devices, regular sched monitoring and check point confirmations. Essential for remote area solo activities.
Tracking Monitoring ( SPOT, Garmin, Zoleo etc)
Activity based or continuous 24/7
Human to Human (H2H) Check Point Confirmation
Regular Sched Monitoring
Actions On and Response Activation
Emergency Service Coordination
Safety Alerts ( Fire, weather, floods etc)
Safety Comms Hire
FROM THE FIELD
Actual footage and images of rescues, searches, terrain and conditions from the field
Image: UAV fire overwatch service. Fires on the Larapinta Trail can occur throughout the year.
Image: Fine dust in outback Australia causes a wide range of respiratory, wound & eye issues.
Image: Snakebite on the Larapinta Trail is very rare and low risk during winter. Pic: King Brown
Image: Zak Draco operating a drone on top of Upper Hugh Gorge in search for Alistair Thomson.
Video: Searching for a missing cross country trekker in typical terrain of the East Chewings Range, NT