Ground Search and Rescue:

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All of our team members must be qualified to deploy and complete a training taskbook that proves skill and competency utilizing ASTM, NFPA, and FEMA standards for search and rescue.  They receive training in the following:

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Swift Water Awareness

Collapsed Structure Awareness

Crime Scene Awareness

Hazardous Materials Awareness

Clue Awareness

Basic Physical Fitness for Search And Rescue Operations

ICS/NIMS

Lost Person Behavior

Basic Radio Communications

Compass, GPS, and Navigation

Human tracking and sign cutting

CPR and First Aid or higher medical training

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When completed, all team members are qualified to search wilderness, suburban, and urban areas on foot.  All team members are encouraged to participate in training and educational opportunities outside of regular team trainings.

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K9 Search Teams:

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Our K9 team members complete all of the above training for Ground Search and Rescue.  Once completed they train with their K9 in their chosen discipline; Human Remains (Land and/or Water), Tracking/Trailing, or Area Search. A select few will also train for Disaster.  All K9's are Canine Good Citizen Qualified and screened for drive, trainability, and temperament before they may enter specialized training.  They complete a K9 taskbook for their discipline which serves as a training log for the team.  K9 teams are also required to keep a regular training log of their K9's activities.  K9's may be tested with many different certifying agencies but any K9 certifying with an agency that lacks double blind standards will complete a double blind test with a team evaluator.  K9's will recertify per agency requirements and test internally by double blind standards yearly.  ​​

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Radio Communications:

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We have members qualified as COML and COMT through the state of Texas.  Most of our members are also Amateur Radio Operator qualified.  All Radio Communications team members are Ground Search and Rescue Qualified.​

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Virtual Search:

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We have members who have studied and taken many educational courses regarding human behavior while lost along with search management.  They have participated via phone and computer communications.  These sessions can be very helpful for assisting agencies with narrowing down search areas utilizing known behaviors along with local maps and intelligence.  They may also include the interviewing of those involved in the search and various family members to attempt to gain knowledge and develop search strategies for incidents.

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