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SAR MEMBERSHIPS:
Massachusetts Rescue and Recovery K9
Unit (Founder/President, 2007 - To Date)
FEMA Massachusetts Task Force 1 (Canine Search Specialist, 1995 - To
Date)
Northeast Wilderness Search & Rescue (Charter Member/Board of
Directors, 1999 - To Date)
Massachusetts Search and Rescue Dog Committee (Chairperson, 1999 -
To Date)
1st Special Response Group, Inc. (Canine Handler, 1999 - To Date)
Canine Search & Recovery, Inc. (Individual Member, 1998 - To Date)
California Swiss Search Dog Association, Inc. (Supporting Member,
1999 - March, 2005)
Network of Canine Detection Services, Inc. (Supporting Member, 1998
- July, 2006)
National Search and Rescue Association, Inc. (Individual Member,
2001 - 2006)
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SAR CANINE TRAINING:
06/92 - 11/95 Search Dogs
Northeast (Initial Search Dog Training)
08/95 - To Date FEMA MA TF 1 (Continuing Search Dog Training)
11/95 - 02/96 Disaster & Wilderness GroundSearchers
(Co-Founder/Continuing Search Dog
Training)
02/96 - 02/07 Massachusetts Canine Response Team
(Founder/Continuing Search Dog Training)
02/07 - To Date Massachusetts Rescue and Recovery K9 Unit
(Founder/Continuing Search Dog Training)
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SAR CONFERENCES AND
OTHER RELATED SEMINARS:
10/93 NASAR Fundamentals of Search
and Rescue, Springfield, MA
01/94 Winter Survival Course, Burlington, VT
07/94 Alzheimer Awareness Course, MEMA, Framingham, MA
09/94 Crime Scene Preservation, SARA, Framingham, MA
09/95 Berkshire Mountain 3-Day Conference, BMSAR, Pittstown, MA
10/95 Canadian SAR Scene, Montreal, Canada
11/95 First Responder, HIRT, Waltham, MA
09/96 State Mock Search, SARA, Ft. Devons, MA
05/97 FEMA Canine Specialist Course, FEMA. Camp Atterbury, Ill.
05/98 UDC Air-Scent Seminar, St. Louis, Ill
06/98 Willy Grundherr Disaster Dog Seminar, MO TF 1/NE TF 1,
Lincoln, NE
06/98 FEMA Disaster Dog Seminar, NE TF 1, Lincoln, NE
11/98 Canine First Aid, PDPC, Wayland, MA
12/98 Cadaver Seminar, CSI, Charlottesville, VA
05/99 Maine State SAR Training, MESARD, Portland, ME
08/99 Cadaver Seminar, CSI, Charlottesville, VA
09/99 Berkshire Mountain 3-Day Conference, BMSAR, Pittstown, MA
11/99 New England Working Dog Seminar, CSI, Suffield, CT
03/00 Working Dog Seminar, CSI, Holly Springs, AR
08/00 SAR Introduction Seminar, NEWSAR, Pittston, VT
08/00 Cadaver Seminar, CSI, Frankenmuth, MI
09/00 Disaster Dog Scenario-Based Search Dog Training, CSI,
Midland, MI
10/00 ARDA Annual Conference & Working Dog (GSD) Seminar,
SARDOM, La Plata, MD
05/01 Crime Scene Preservation, MSP, New Braintree, MA
09/01 Berkshire Mountain Conference, BMSAR, Pittstown, MA
04/02 Rebman/Koenig Basic Cadaver 56-Hour Course, Stroudsburg, PA
05/02 Jonni Joyce Water Seminar, Windsor Locks, CT
05/02 UDC SAR Cadaver Seminar, Fall River, MA
04/03 Rebman/Koenig Advanced Cadaver 56-Hour Course, Stroudsburg,
PA
09/03 HRD Scenario Training, Rescue & Recovery Search Dogs,
Media, PA
02/04 NEWSAR POD Factoring Class, Beverly, MA
07/04 Weapons of Mass Destruction Awareness Training, MA-TF 1
08/04 NEWSAR Annual Conference, Pittsford, VT
01/06 MBTA Subway Terrorism Training, MA-TF 1
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SAR CERTIFICATIONS:
10/93 NASAR SAR Tech III,
Springfield, MA
04/95 First Responder, HIRT, Waltham, MA
05/97 FEMA Canine Disaster Certification, Level II, Camp Atterbury,
Ill
(K9 Harlow)
08/96 Map and Compass Certification, DFW, Gardner, MA
06/97 Map and Compass Certification, DFW, Gardner, MA
09/98 Ropes I Certifications, FEMA, New Bedford, MA
07/99 Hazardous Materials Awareness, FEMA, Beverly, MA
04/00 NASAR SAR Tech II, Washington, DC
05/00 Certified Massachusetts State Air-Scent Wilderness Dog (K9
Harlow)
(Certified under Massachusetts Search and Rescue Dog
Standards)
06/00 Annual CPR Certification, American Red Cross, Wilmington, MA
12/00 40-Hour Hazardous Materials OSHA Course/Basic First Aid/CPR,
EBI, Cambridge, MA
12/00 Basic First Aid/CPR Certification, EBI, Cambridge, MA
05/01 8-Hour Refresher Hazardous Materials OSHA Course,
OcuServe, Waltham, MA (Also, Facemask Fitness
Certification)
07/01 Annual CPR Certification, American Red Cross, Haverhill, MA
12/01 MASSARDF Certified Massachusetts State Basic Level Cadaver
Dog (K9 Xoe)
(Certified under Massachusetts State Search and Rescue
Dog Federation Standards)
02/02 First Responder & CPR, Medford Hospital, MA
03/02 8-Hour Refresher Hazardous Materials OSHA Course, OcuServe,
Wilmington, MA
04/02 Rebman/Koenig Basic Cadaver Proficiency Test, Stroudsburg,
PA (K9 Xoe)
02/03 MASSARDF Certified Massachusetts State Advanced Level
Cadaver Dog (K9 Xoe)
(Certified under Massachusetts State Search and Rescue
Dog Federation Standards)
03/03 8-Hour Refresher Hazardous Materials OSHA Course, On-Line
Course, DEP
11/03 FEMA Canine Disaster Certification, Level II,
MetroDade-FLTF1, FL (K9 Bacco)
03/04 8-Hour Refresher Hazardous Materials OSHA Course, On-Line
Course, DEP
07/04 Annual CPR Certification, American Red Cross, DEP
03/05 8-Hour Refresher Hazardous Materials OSHA Course, On-Line
Course, DEP
07/05 Annual CPR Certification, American Red Cross, DEP
10/05 FEMA Canine Disaster Certification, Level I,
Indianapolis-INTF1, IN (K9 Bacco)
03/05 8-Hour Refresher Hazardous Materials OSHA Course, On-Line
Course, DEP
06/06 Annual CPR Certification, American Red Cross, DEP
07/06 MASSARDF Re-Certified Massachusetts State Advanced Level
Cadaver Dog (K9 Xoe)
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NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (NIMS)
INDEPENDENT STUDY COURSES:
01/05 IS 200
10/05 IS 300
02/05 IS 400
05/05 IS 700
03/06 IS 800
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MAJOR CANINE DEPLOYMENTS:
12/99 Worcester Cold Storage Fire, MATF1
Response 1999
02/03 Columbia Shuttle Incident, East Texas Federal Response 2003
01/05 Quincy Shipyard Collapse, MATF1 Response 2005
05/05 Jennifer Fay LPDAM Investigation Team Search
10/05 Melanie Melanson LPDAM Investigation Team Search
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SAR RECOGNITION:
09/01 Massachusetts State Senate
Citation: For personal dedication in
the promotion of Volunteer Canine SAR in the
Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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REFERENCES:
Available upon request
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