Search & Rescue Training

This section provides information on various aspects of training search & rescue dogs, as well as handler training. We have reprinted several popoular articles with the permission of the authors. If you would like to submit an article for posting, please email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

 

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NIMS PDF Print E-mail
Training - Search Management
Monday, 25 May 2009 20:26

NIMS

The National Incident Management System.

Every search & rescue responder within the United States should be familiar with the NIMS courses. NIMS provides a unified, systematic approach to a search emergency. (among other things) Under the Department of Homeland Security, NIMS was developed to integrate all agencies involved with a search, from the emergent volunteer, to the governmental organizations and local law enforcement.

Most SAR personnel are required to take the following NIMS courses:

  1. ICS 100 - Introduction to the Incident Command System
  2. ICS 200 - ICS for Single Resources and Inital Action Incidents
  3. ICS 700 - National Incident Management System (NIMS), An Intrrduction
  4. ICS 800 - National Response Framework, An Introduction
  5. ICS 809 - Emergency Support Function (ESF) #9 - Search and Rescue
 
Direction & Control PDF Print E-mail
Training - Agility & Obedience
Written by Shirley Hammond   

DIRECTION & CONTROL

By Shirley Hammond

In order to search areas that the handler is not allowed to access or to avoid hazardous areas, the disaster search dog must be capable of being directed and controlled at a distance. The handler may need to stop the dog, and then send the dog laterally, then stop the dog, call the dog to the handler, and then send it laterally in order to safely reach an area that needs to be searched.

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Effective Use of Dogs in Search Management PDF Print E-mail
Training - Search Management
Written by David Godfrey-Smith   

Effective Use of Dogs in Search Management

By David Godfrey-Smith, Search & Rescue Dogs of Tasmania

The original purpose of this paper was to provide guidelines for police officers and search managers in Tasmania on when to call in and how to make effective use of search and rescue dogs as part of responding to reports of a missing person. Much of the information presented is equally applicable in other jurisdictions, both within Australia and overseas.
Law Enforcement's Guide to Using Search Dogs...