tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1217338049982390192.comments2023-08-23T02:26:16.500-07:00SARstories NewsDeb Kingsburyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17774798693158249004noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1217338049982390192.post-22013217574060827152013-09-22T23:21:32.887-07:002013-09-22T23:21:32.887-07:00Cool!Cool!Ieshahttp://coffeemakerstop.usnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1217338049982390192.post-6605200212232978392013-01-03T13:52:43.273-08:002013-01-03T13:52:43.273-08:00Great rescue mission video, thanks for sharing you...Great rescue mission video, thanks for sharing your experiences. SAR Gearhttp://bit.ly/Rescue_Equipmentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1217338049982390192.post-36947900428723376792012-07-16T08:17:24.760-07:002012-07-16T08:17:24.760-07:00As more or most organizations require electronic c...As more or most organizations require electronic copies of your certificates it makes sense to have them available in electronic format. It also seems like certificates can take longer than they should to be issued and mailed out. I don't know whether that's an instructor delay or a NASAR issue. So I like streamlining that process. <br /><br />I don't know what the director of education does so I don't know if eliminating that position makes sense.<br /><br />It does seem like they should be more proactive in recruiting or facilitating in getting more instructors. Maybe the director of education should be focusing on that.TimHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08964177721973171509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1217338049982390192.post-70031822132685940852012-07-01T08:30:02.996-07:002012-07-01T08:30:02.996-07:00Just to be clear: The scene had been already been ...Just to be clear: The scene had been already been released. We work with law enforcement, who were still there with us, and it was law enforcement that brought the K9 team back in with others on the unit in order to carry the body out. It was their feeling that the more exposure the dogs have to different types of scenes, the better they'll perform in the future. This has proven to be the case.Deb Kingsburyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17774798693158249004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1217338049982390192.post-56671867915418666992012-07-01T04:25:43.350-07:002012-07-01T04:25:43.350-07:00Deb,
Thanks for posting.
From your response to m...Deb,<br /><br />Thanks for posting.<br /><br />From your response to my comment, it is clear that my statements were not understood. <br /><br />Yes, it was an actual deployment with a actual deceased person. When the teams used that deceased person allowing dogs to sniff that corpse, they crossed the line in several ways. <br /><br />First, it is a crime scene until ruled otherwise. NO access should be allowed until such time as police release the scene. <br /><br />Secondly, you stated: "but our handler soon brought her dogs, one by one, to the remains to let them have a full body "find.""<br /><br />This act of using the corpse as "target" odor means the teams were training. One should never train in such a scenario as displays a major need of ethics training.<br /><br />I stand by my statement and would suggest making sure the handler sees my comments.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1217338049982390192.post-43245874855022841982012-06-30T15:54:14.961-07:002012-06-30T15:54:14.961-07:00This was not a training. It was a mission. The sub...This was not a training. It was a mission. The subject was found deceased by K9s.<br /><br />The dogs referred to in this post have passed all NASAR certifications and won numerous awards, including NASAR K9 of the year at this year's NASAR/MRA conference. These dogs actually helped solve a 2-year-old murder case, among numerous other live and HRD finds.Deb Kingsburyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17774798693158249004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1217338049982390192.post-84457162340217425582012-06-30T13:39:39.074-07:002012-06-30T13:39:39.074-07:00With all due respect, the handler and the team (as...With all due respect, the handler and the team (as well as others according to the piece) should not be allowed to continue in the field. This is exactly the type of activity which gives SAR handlers a bad name. <br /><br />First, the dog was fringing and displaying typical behavior for a dog having never been exposed to the situation.<br /><br />Next, SAR handlers commonly speak of respect, closure, professionalism etc. By using a deceased body on a deployment for dog training is extremely unethical and beyond reprehensible. One should contact a coroner and use a body which has been dedicated to science for such purposes. <br /><br />Seems all of this speaks directly to the poor standards, management, and deployment practices and protocols of some within the professional NASAR community.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1217338049982390192.post-37158600142184025332012-05-13T04:45:40.909-07:002012-05-13T04:45:40.909-07:00Thanks. I just saw David at an Inland Search Manag...Thanks. I just saw David at an Inland Search Management class. He was there to teach us how to use the computer program he developed (WIN-CASIE).Deb Kingsburyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17774798693158249004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1217338049982390192.post-90489438993044588592012-05-12T23:44:36.701-07:002012-05-12T23:44:36.701-07:00Just to update things a bit, from David Lovelock&#...Just to update things a bit, from <a href="http://math.arizona.edu/~dsl/dl.htm" rel="nofollow">David Lovelock's homepage</a>: "David Lovelock retired on January 31, 2004, after 30 great years at the University of Arizona."<br /><br />see <a href="http://www.saraz.org/" rel="nofollow">SARAZ.ORG</a> (click on "What's New")Bernard (ben) Tremblayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04097630017893920397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1217338049982390192.post-44393274255675372612012-04-18T09:25:26.005-07:002012-04-18T09:25:26.005-07:00I heard from Monty Bell that NASAR will be be chan...I heard from Monty Bell that NASAR will be be changing to an automated instructor system? All instructors will be required to go online and enter students names and information. After successful completeion of classes students will then go online and print out their own certificates? Also he said that they will be "down sizing" the office staff by eliminating the Director of Education's spot? Does this seem wrong to anyone else?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1217338049982390192.post-80321211309159751532012-04-10T13:37:08.772-07:002012-04-10T13:37:08.772-07:00Thanks, Tony! I'll take a look at that. I'...Thanks, Tony! I'll take a look at that. I'm taking a SAR Ops class next week, and this might be something interesting to talk about at some point during the course.Deb Kingsburyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17774798693158249004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1217338049982390192.post-17038937530642146412012-04-10T09:33:28.461-07:002012-04-10T09:33:28.461-07:00We started using the Proportional Consensus Method...We started using the Proportional Consensus Method. It is very similar to the Mattson but much easier to use. Plus we have a neat little excel sheet to plug everything into. More Info here http://www.sarblog.info/proportional-consensus-method/Tonyhttp://sarblog.infonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1217338049982390192.post-77075493740393779432011-08-17T09:19:21.370-07:002011-08-17T09:19:21.370-07:00Thank you, Amir. The handler told me that, despite...Thank you, Amir. The handler told me that, despite her dogs' "unusual" reactions (that is, not usually how <i>I've</i> seen them react to the small amounts of HR they're used to), the dogs would have gone to the scent pool and not wanted to leave the immediate area. So even if they hadn't run back to her and alerted in their typical manner, we would have gone to them and found the subject. (It was pretty obvious to our human noses from a good distance, of course, provided we were downwind.)Deb Kingsburyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17774798693158249004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1217338049982390192.post-7055936715822441292011-08-17T09:13:08.815-07:002011-08-17T09:13:08.815-07:00Hi Deb:
It is funny, we work so hard at perfecting...Hi Deb:<br />It is funny, we work so hard at perfecting the trained alert but the more seasoned of us know very well that the alert on a full body may very well be quite different from what we trained for. Read your dog, read your dog and read your dog, the find will then not come as a surprize, and the final behavior will just be icing on the cake. <br /><br />9-11, Staten Island recovery efforts: most dogs had to modify their trained alerts as they did not fit the conditions. And handlers had to accommodate and not insist to get something that in that case did not work.<br /><br />Amir Findling K9CHP,<br />One of the contributors to the book you mentioned.K9CHPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00145045846282036243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1217338049982390192.post-51049757466844291462011-05-14T10:19:27.314-07:002011-05-14T10:19:27.314-07:00I grew up with crows outside Paris, France. We had...I grew up with crows outside Paris, France. We had a young each spring until he/she would fly away in the fall. They are smart, found cunning ways to reach objects they wanted and flew home from a few miles away. <br /><br />If trained over several years, I am sure they would have performed wonders. I never tried that as we let them go back to the colony instead of forcing them to live with humans. But it would be a worthy experiment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1217338049982390192.post-5196729087430130272011-05-14T06:49:24.687-07:002011-05-14T06:49:24.687-07:00Thank you for the update. Please let me -- and the...Thank you for the update. Please let me -- and the readers here -- know if it somehow turns out NOT to be Abisha. But I realize that's unlikely. My condolences, Ingmar. <br /><br />I'll do an update post soon to let people know who may not see this.Deb Kingsburyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17774798693158249004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1217338049982390192.post-46428742129560550192011-05-14T06:33:29.171-07:002011-05-14T06:33:29.171-07:00http://www.searchforabisha.org/index.htm
Remains,...http://www.searchforabisha.org/index.htm<br /><br />Remains, likely Abisha's, were found last Monday. Details are on the link above.<br /><br />Thank you all for your sar service. It is an important thing for us family memebers of people who go missing. <br /><br />IngmarLama Ingmar Pema Dechen Gutierrezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00060595072995604666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1217338049982390192.post-68478258291259126642011-04-04T11:58:36.343-07:002011-04-04T11:58:36.343-07:00SARscene 2011 Conference
Where: Winnipeg, Manito...SARscene 2011 Conference<br /><br />Where: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada<br /><br />When: 29 - 31 October<br /><br />Website: http://www.nss-snrs.gc.ca/site/ss/index_e.aspAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1217338049982390192.post-5068877061725699412011-03-15T23:26:30.121-07:002011-03-15T23:26:30.121-07:00I always wonder if my dog Buckwheat could do searc...I always wonder if my dog Buckwheat could do search and rescue. He has such tracking abilities, and is being wasted in the city. I am so fascinated by working dogs in general. You sound like you have an interesting life, maybe I'll run into you sometime as I go through Flagstaff to visit my sister in beautiful Sedona. You AZ people love your rocks! Take care, and thanks for alerting us to the world of search and rescue, I found you through your squidoo lens.Rosehttp://www.familybreeds.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1217338049982390192.post-39053424209172608362011-02-11T22:46:52.735-08:002011-02-11T22:46:52.735-08:00what happening now with Katie Kimwhat happening now with Katie Kimsindoehttp://www.reviewsinside.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1217338049982390192.post-18513422245249648592011-01-30T10:50:26.121-08:002011-01-30T10:50:26.121-08:00i think mike mcstay is the one who piggy backed on...i think mike mcstay is the one who piggy backed onto the king funeral, he gave an interview about it, fgs.<br />So extremely tacky. He was putting himself in the same shoes as the Kings and unless he knows something we don't well...<br />Think outside the Box, Sheep!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1217338049982390192.post-57649316206594232862011-01-30T07:02:36.843-08:002011-01-30T07:02:36.843-08:00Thank you so much for posting this! I really aprec...Thank you so much for posting this! I really apreciate it. If you take a look at the website, and look at the trip reports etc, it seems to me Dan is modeling something that could be very useful for others who need ongoing searches for missing hikers. I am not the expert here, many of your readers are. So please take a look at Dan's excellent work. I appreciate him and sar people everywhere.<br /><br />Thank you.<br /><br />Abisha's MomLama Ingmar Pema Dechen Gutierrezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00060595072995604666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1217338049982390192.post-80363977033201372022011-01-21T19:36:42.102-08:002011-01-21T19:36:42.102-08:00I will be participating in a drill for SAR with a ...I will be participating in a drill for SAR with a CERT tomorrow morning. This was a helpful refresher for me. Thanks.Milordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08295478798799463872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1217338049982390192.post-8772183554026909422010-10-18T00:49:48.983-07:002010-10-18T00:49:48.983-07:00Ravens and the other corvids are the smartest of b...Ravens and the other corvids are the smartest of birds and are known tool users and problem-solvers. This would seem like valuable research with some potential for a new aerial form of SAR reconnaissance.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316510044649090165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1217338049982390192.post-37669918743561992262010-04-01T05:56:15.818-07:002010-04-01T05:56:15.818-07:00I totally agree with post #1.I totally agree with post #1.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com