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TEXAS SEARCH AND RESCUE for the Travis County Kennel Club November 17, 2015

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Page 1: TEXSAR Presentation for Travis County Kennel Club

TEXAS SEARCH

AND RESCUE

for the

Travis County Kennel Club

November 17, 2015

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"Committing to service-above-self, perpetual training, and inter-agency cooperation to maintain a constant state of readiness for search, rescue, incident response and above all else, safety."

TEXSAR

MISSION

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• Established in May, 2005

• Former: United States Homeland Emergency Response Organization

• All volunteer (180 core volunteers)

• Year-round training (volunteers must attend 50% of annual sessions)

• Volunteers must undergo background checks and complete basic training from National Incident Management System (NIMS) before deployment

FACTS

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The National Incident Management System (NIMS) is a standardized approach to incident management developed by the Department of Homeland Security. The program was established in March of 2004, and is intended to facilitate coordination between all responders (including all levels of government with public, private, and nongovernmental organizations).

NIMS

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• Deployed only by the Governor of Texas; local, state and federal law enforcement; and relief organizations

• No charge to those requesting TEXSAR’s assistance

• Teams currently based in Central Texas (hub); Gulf Coast; North Texas and West Texas

• Volunteers being recruited all the time – consider joining today!

FACTS

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• Team Capabilities

– Search and Rescue

– K-9 Search and Recovery

– Incident Management

– Technical Rope Rescue

– Flood and Swift Water Rescue

– Wildland Fire

– Disaster Recovery and Relief

– Field Rehab and Resources

• Partnering Assets

– Dive and Water Recovery

– Medical Deployment

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• Disaster Relief (including Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, Ike and Isaac)

• Central Texas Floods

• Large Event Safety and Support

• Missing Person Searches

• Support/Rehab for Central Texas Fires

• Victim Extractions and First Aid

• Air Search Operations

• Canine Searches

• Water Searches

• Shelter Operations

• Community Service and Education

WHAT TEXSAR

HAS DONE

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• Incident Command

• Logistics

• Planning

• Finance

• Operations

• Fundraising

• Firefighting

• Ground Search and Rescue

• High Angle Rescue

• Swift Water Rescue

• Rescue Diver

• Boat Operator

• K-9 Handler

• K-9 Flanker

• Physicians and/or Nurses

• Paramedic

• Legal Advisors

• Meteorologists

• Crime Scene Preservation

• Communication Protocols

• CPR and First Aid

• Fire Behavior

• GIS Specialists

• Linguist/Translators

• HAZMAT

• Helicopter Pilot

• Landing Zone Management

• Lost Person Behavior

• Mantracking

• Wilderness Navigation

• Fundraising

• Public Relations

• Social Media Ninjas

• Network Techs

• Film and Photographers

Volunteers Sought

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• Integrity and Responsibility (ethics)

• Fiscal Accountability (public trust)

• Teamwork (mutual respect, diversity, open communication)

• Excellence (highest quality service delivery)

• Training (constant training and readiness)

• Operations (meeting or exceeding expectations while ensuring safety for all)

TEXSAR

CORE

VALUES

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“One well-trained canine can be more effective than 6 human search and rescue professionals. Dogs experience the world through their noses. With some 200 million scent receptors (humans have only 5 million), dogs can find graves that are several years old. Though canines are not a silver bullet, in appropriate searches, TEXSAR canines provide an excellent tool to find the missing.”

DR. BEN

ALEXANDER

OF TEXSAR

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• Nationally certified (canine/handler teams are recertified every 2 years for live find , yearly for human remains detection)

• Trailing dogs – 2 teams (urban and wilderness)

• Wilderness search – 3 teams (40 acres and larger)

• Cadaver – 12 teams (land and water)

TEXSAR

K-9

PROGRAM

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• Portability and flexibility – K-9s can be used in:

– Rubble

– Large tracts of land

– Water

– To find cold case remains

• Acuity:

– Differentiate between animal and human

– 1 ppt sensitivity (parts per trillion)

K-9

BENEFITS

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• TEXSAR Suitability Evaluation

• Dogs must have “balance of drives”

– Social (interact with a group of dogs or people)

– Prey (chase or capture)

– Play (toy)

– Hunt (use nose when prey not visible)

TEXSAR

K-9S

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• Nerve strength

– “Canine’s ability to deal with or adapt to stress-producing environmental stimuli”

• Reward system (positive reinforcement)

• Must be under 3 years of age

TEXSAR

K-9

TRAITS

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• Belgian Malinois

• Border Collie

• German Shepherd

• Golden Retriever

• Labrador Retriever

COMMONLY

SUCCESSFUL

BREEDS

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“Certification includes proper command control, agility skills, a focused bark alert to indicate a live find, and a willingness to persist to search for live victims in spite of possible extreme temperatures and animal, food and noise distractions. The canine must also be confident enough to search independently and must be able to negotiate slippery surfaces, balance wobbly objects underneath his feet and go through dark tunnels.”

FEMA &

TEXSAR

STANDARDS

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“In the most basic terms, the search dog handler must support the search dog at all times on a search and place the dog in the most likely position to succeed.”

Angela Eaton Snovack

Barron’s Guide to

Search and Rescue Dogs

K-9

HANDLERS

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P.O. Box 171258 Austin, Texas 78717

www.texsar.org

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• A Slice in Time (Golden Retrievers: https://www.etsy.com/listing/122619378/4-dog-puppy-golden-retriever-dogs)

• Carolyn M. Appleton, Inc. (https://carolynmappletoninc.wordpress.com/)

• Dr. Ben Alexander (http://www.texsar.org/2014/03/20/ben-alexander/)

• Grand Rapids Golden Retriever Examiner (Labrador Retriever: http://www.examiner.com/article/search-rescue-so-that-others-may-live)

• Navy Seals (Belgian Malinois: http://navyseals.com/2163/the-dogs-of-the-navy-seals/)

• The Virginian-Pilot (German Shepherd: http://www.pilotonline.com/)

• Christopher Vu (TEXSAR search imagery: http://www.christophergandinle.com/about/)

Other images provided by the Department of Homeland Security, GuideStar,

State of Texas and TEXSAR

POWERPOINT

BY

CAROLYN M.

APPLETON

IMAGE

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