Team Search Capabilities

K-9 Air Scent & Trailing, Foot Searchers, Search Management

Wilderness Search - Yes
Water Search - Yes
Cadaver/Parts - Yes
Collapsed Structure/Debris/Disaster - Yes
Urban/Populated Areas - Yes

General Team Information

Number of Operational Dog Teams: 13
Number of Operational Foot Searchers: 26
Number of K-9 Teams in Training: Approximately 20

Team Training

Our team schedules one to two training sessions per week. New handlers receive between 12 and 18 months of wilderness search training before their evaluations. Additional training is provided after they reach operational status as follows: Water Search (6 months); Cadaver Search (6-12 months); Disaster/Collapsed Stucture Search (6-12 months). Copies of our training standards are available upon request.

Handlers and non-handlers receive training in foot-searching/man-tracking techniques and are required to pass the SAR Technician testing provided by the National Association for Search and Rescue. Handlers must test to the SAR Tech II level (written exam and six practical stations) to become Operational. We currently have two SAR Tech Coordinators for NASAR; one is a SAR Tech I, the highest level currently offered. The Coordinators provide both local and regional testing. Team records are kept on file indefinitely.

More Call Out Information

Ks Search & Rescue Dog Assoc - Contact Info
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Please Contact:
info@ksarda.org
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Vicki Walton,
Deputy Director
Southern Region
Annette Gaston,
Director
Russell Pugh,
Deputy Director 
Northern Region
E-Mail:  vrwalton@gmail.com E-Mail:  bngsar@earthlink.net E-Mail:  rpughfarm@yahoo.com
    Home:  316-788-2054
Home:  913-592-2985
Home:  785-986-6715
Cell:  316-210-9520 Cell:  913-484-9291 Cell:  785-408-9889
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All Services Are Provided Free Of Charge
Call Out Numbers (for Emergency Agency Use Only):


 (785) 575-2237 Northern Region
(316) 631-8706 Southern Region

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