To be successful, search and rescue teams require continuous training and testing.

Our teams have the following capabilities:

• K-9, Tracking, Trailing, and Air Scenting Teams for live or deceased persons or pets.
• High-angle rope rescue teams: cliffs, mountains, glaciers, crevasses, swift water.
• Suspect identification in connection with kidnappings, rapes, homicides,
  and other crimes against people or pets.
• Runaway children location.
• Urban disaster responses-- exceeds FEMA’s training requirements for
  urban disaster K-9 services.

Contact
IK9SARS for current training info at searchdog@iinet.com or if you get an error message send to my personal email at harry98632@yahoo.com

Qualifications of Handlers

Our handlers must comply with the following:

• Have preferably a minimum of two years of experience in search and rescue before interview.
• Be trained in search and rescue and pass I.K.9.S.A.R.S. SAR (Search & Rescue) and I.K.9.S.A.R.S. mountain rescue standards.
• Meets or exceeds national standards.
• Have First Aid and CPR training and certification.
• Pass a background check.
• Be a nonsmoker.
• Pass national ski patrol standards for avalanche rescue.
• Attend 18 hour water rescue course.
• Be cross-trained in critical incident stress management and debriefing.
• Be trained in SAR coordination and ICS (Incident Command Systems).
• Possess own rescue gear and passport to travel internationally.

Search dogs may be any breed or mixture, but they must:

• be sociable and friendly.
• be microchipped or tattooed with handler’s ID
• possess harness, SAR jacket, and identification.
• pass physical from veterinarian.
• pass a series of 58 search and rescue examinations.
• re-test annually.
• be cross-trained for pet-assisted therapy.

  No collars or choke chains are allowed