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Join The SAR Team! |
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Work with great people, have fun and serve your community!
We are always interested in adding new members. |
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Search Training Near Lake
Sara
SAR members must be capable of walking at least one mile while wearing a
15lb backpack, and be willing to search in all weather conditions. Members
provide their own personal equipment including: backpack, compass,
navigation and survival gear.
Team members are trained in basic search techniques, outdoor survival,
communications, map/compass, GPS navigation, CPR, basic first aid,
hazardous material awareness and crime scene |
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After successfully completing basic training, Each member must achieve
team competencies to become an operational member. SAR members can
participate in advanced search and rescue programs. SAR holds a
mandatory training session on the third Sunday of every month. In
addition, there are often weekly, non-mandatory classes, K-9 handlers are
training dogs daily.
As a member of SAR, you can serve as either a K-9 Handler or a
Ground Search Technician (GST).
A K-9 Handler must complete all basic SAR training. The
handler is also responsible for training his or her dog. |
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search dog. SAR's current search dogs include pure and mixed breeds.
A dog's "personality" is much more important than its breed. A good
search dog has a strong "play and prey" drive, sound temperament and must
meet SAR's obedience standards and competencies to become operational.
K-9 Handlers and their dogs typically require 2 years to be fully
qualified in search work and techniques. K-9 Handlers care,
train and maintain their dog. |
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Ground Search
Technicians Are part of every SAR search team. They are responsible
for communications and navigation during a search. All Ground Search
Technicians receive advanced training in map, compass and GPS reading,
as well as radio operations.
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A interested canine
unit member can attend 1 unit training session (without dog) to observe
and ask questions. If there is still interest, the prospective
member can attend a second session (with dog). At the second session
a preliminary evaluation (canine focus, handler control, and
socialization) is conducted. After the second session a prospective member
must submit an application for membership. The application is
reviewed by team officers and then voted on by the team membership at the
next meeting. At this point you are a probationary member and can
participate in team/unit training
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The Canine Unit
trains together as a unit approximately 2-4 time a month. Training is held
in all types of weather and both day and night. However, a
considerable amount of training must be accomplished at home (8-10
hours/week), especially in the early phases of training a search and
rescue dog. Handlers are responsible for training their own dog. these
unit training sessions are for progress evaluation, training problem
resolution as well as additional search skill training. |
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