Water Training and Snake Encounters

Water Training and Snake Encounters

In July 2021 K9 Kili and handler Suzanne attended three days of water training with Deb and Joe Hurlburt to find drowning victims at the Teton Dam In Idaho for a second year this Summer. New skills were acquired and there was also an encounter with an enormous...
Working Cemeteries with HRD Specialized K-9

Working Cemeteries with HRD Specialized K-9

Last week, we welcomed Paul Martin of HRD Specialized K-9 Training Est. 2002 to the Pacific Northwest for a Clandestine Graves & Cold Cases K9 SAR workshop. 12 handlers and their K9 partners from throughout Washington State, along with a few observers, went...
Why Searches Fail

Why Searches Fail

In the past several years, SAR teams in Washington State have experienced searches that were suspended after lengthy efforts – but with the subject not located.  Scheduled as a presentation at the October 2021 Washington State Search and Rescue Conference, “Why...
Search Theory at 10,000 Feet

Search Theory at 10,000 Feet

“Guy. I’ve been sitting through search theory presentations for 50 years. Yours was the best I’ve ever attended. Thanks!” The MRA is the oldest search and rescue association in the United States, and is dedicated to saving lives through rescue and mountain safety...