Canines in SAR
Florida
Human Tracking
- AKC CGC - American Kennel Club Canine Good Citizen Skill Training
- NAPWDA - North American Police Work Dog Association
- NASAR - National Association for Search And Rescue
- Qualities of a SAR Canine
Florida
- FFCA - Florida Fire Chief's Association
- FASAR - Florida Association for Search and Rescue
- FL-Travel - Pet-Friendly Hotel Sections for Out-of-State K-9 Team Members coming to Florida
Human Tracking
- Human Tracking - Fundamentals of Mantracking (Slide Presentation Download) by Albert Taylor & Donald Cooper
| sar_mod_2_intro_to_tracking2.pdf |
Hurricane Preparedness
Lost Person Behavior
National
NASAR - Hug-a-Tree
Inspired by the search for nine-year-old Jimmy Beveridge in 1981 in southern California, and initiated by the caring heart of Ab Taylor, the Hug-a-Tree and Survive program teaches children how to survive in the woods should they become lost. The program was developed to educate children in a select few of the most basic and vital survival principles. It was specifically designed for children between the ages of 7 and 11 but can be effective with slightly younger and older children.
The program consists of a trained presenter—usually a search and rescue volunteer, police officer, park ranger, or similar uniformed individual—following a tightly scripted presentation that has three primary parts:
- Disaster.org
- Disaster Planning Kit
- Flood Insurance | MyFlorida.com
- NOAA - National Hurricane Center
- Orange County Emergency Information
- USF Hurricane Planning Guide
Lost Person Behavior
- Lost Person Behavior App (Apple)
- Lost Person Behavior App (Google Play)
- Lost Person Behavior Lecture || Harvard/Radcliffe Institute Video by Robert J. Koester
National
- FEMA - Federal Emergency Management Agency
- FEMA - Typed Resource Definitions, Search and Rescue Resources
- FEMA - ICS Downloadable, Fillable Forms (.PDF)
- NASAR - National Association for Search and Rescue
- NCMEC - National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
- NamUs- National Missing and Unidentified Persons Systems- Florida is Region 4
- NIMS - National Incident Management System - Typed Resource Definitions Search and Rescue Resources
NASAR - Hug-a-Tree
Inspired by the search for nine-year-old Jimmy Beveridge in 1981 in southern California, and initiated by the caring heart of Ab Taylor, the Hug-a-Tree and Survive program teaches children how to survive in the woods should they become lost. The program was developed to educate children in a select few of the most basic and vital survival principles. It was specifically designed for children between the ages of 7 and 11 but can be effective with slightly younger and older children.
The program consists of a trained presenter—usually a search and rescue volunteer, police officer, park ranger, or similar uniformed individual—following a tightly scripted presentation that has three primary parts:
- An introduction (of the presenter and program),
- An entertaining video presentation for children, and
- A few practical suggestions and demonstrations.