Our members continually work to increase their knowledge
and skills through training and education. Each team unit
consists of a handler and their own search dog along with
a support person to help with tracking, communication, navigation
and clue detection.
Our team membership requirements include:
a minimum NASAR SARTECH III Certification, CPR Certification,
FEMA ICS-5.A, ICS-100, ICS-700 NIMS, Crime Scene Preservation
for HRD Handlers, OSHA Blood Borne Pathogen Certification,
and HAZMAT Training. Our members are also required to seek
outside training at a minimum of one time annually. Those
trainings have included Law Enforcement Training Specialists
International (LETS), Old Dominion K9, Heartland K9 Services,
INKY-SAR Conference, Institute for K9 Forensics, and NASAR.
