Canine Search Specialist

Name: Canine Search Specialist
Start: 2025-03-21T08:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-03-23T16:00:00-05:00
Location: Alabama Fire College

Schedule

Fri, 21 Mar, 2025 at 08:00 am to Sun, 23 Mar, 2025 at 04:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Alabama Fire College | Tuscaloosa, AL

Register at https://www.alabamafirecollege.org/course/canine-search-specialist/
The Instructor-Led Training (ILT) component of the Canine Search Specialist course is designed to provide Urban Search and Rescue personnel with the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to select, train, and work with current and future search canines. This course is appropriate for canine handlers that will work with either Live-Find (LF) or Human Remains Detection (HRD) canine during search and rescue operations as a part of Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) national response. Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to successfully perform the position of Canine Search Specialist.
This course is 24 hours of face-to-face training. Prior to attending this face-to-face training course, students must successfully complete the Computer-Based Training (CBT) Canine Search Specialist course.
This class has both classroom and practical exercises. Please bring your K9 to class in order to participate in the practical exercises. Students without a K9 will be selected to operate as a Search Team Manager throughout the course. Shaded and cooled areas will be provided for K9s in the classroom and at 3 locations throughout the drill field. Please bring a crate for your K9. Crates can be left overnight.