Let’s look at a very specialised area of search dogs, Victim Recovery, sometimes called human remains detection dogs, Cadaver dogs or ‘body dogs’. Several Police forces have in house Human Remains Detection Dogs (HRD Dogs) alongside several Fire Services. In the voluntary Search & Rescue / Recovery sector there’s only a very small number of organisation’s focusing only on this discipline. SEARCH + DETECTION DOGS are one of these few agencies.  They are a nationwide organisa

This October, when the rivers were full of Swaledale rain, we held one of our water CPD events.  Swaledale MRT hosted & North of Tyne & Cleveland MRTs brought extra water techs (MOD 3). ​ This gave us a good 25 in water technicians plus team leaders. We’ve recently started looking at a more joined-up approach to our water (and other areas) training. Historically, we used to train each discipline independently, water, rope, medical search etc.  However, we’ve concluded that we

Throughout August Bank Holiday, Scottish Charity, Specialist Search Dogs held their annual Multi agency training event.  This event consisted of working through a range of different training protocols, exercises and lectures, for multiple emergency services, including themselves.   Within their large-scale event, they had guest speakers for theory-based lectures, to support their handling and training, as well as a range of trainers attending for continuous training for their

Question 1 How did you come about your role within Specialist Search Dogs and what does it entitle? ​ Answer I have always had a passion for search and rescue operations and a deep love for working with dogs. My journey with Specialist Search Dogs began when I realised the critical need for specialized canine units in victim recovery missions. With my background in search and rescue, along with extensive training in dog handling, I co-founded the charity with my friends Colin

Serve On humanitarian volunteers will this week fly to central Europe to respond to an imagined earthquake in the Balkans as part of a final assessment exercise for would-be search and rescue responders from across the UK. The exercise is the culmination of two years of training for the latest candidates to join the Wiltshire charity’s International Response Team and they have been given the opportunity to show off their skills at the world-class SAR International Training Ce

Serve On is a humanitarian response charity whose highly-skilled volunteers are on stand-by at all times to respond swiftly when natural disasters strike, at home and abroad. Our work constantly transforms lives, including the lives of our volunteers, as we build resilience in people and in communities. Our USAR-trained International Response Team (IRT) members have a proud history - stretching back more than 30 years - of providing emergency help in times of global catastrop

West Cumbria Search and Rescue was established 8 years ago.  The team are a specialist search and rescue asset to help blue light agencies and relieve suffering and distress in the local communities.  They support the local emergency services by providing a search and rescue service for those in need in Cumbria or other out of area requests if requested. West Cumbria SAR are tasked by agencies and provide specialist water & flood rescue along with search capabilities. The ser

Specialist Search Dogs is a registered charity offering a 24-hour call out with a multi-disciplined team. Trained to the highest national standards to enable a professional search dog capability to missing person scenarios. Ready to assist the Emergency Services and Category 1 responder to Rescue or Recover. ​ Specialist Search Dogs is fully equipped to attend demanding search situations in the UK and overseas. The organisation has charitable status (Scottish Charity Number S

Maryport Rescue are an Independent Organisation and registered charity 1113807 ​ We serve the community and the wider communities by providing a Lifeboat Rescue service covering the Solway Firth, a Flood, Swift Water Rescue Service and a Search & Rescue Service for Lost, Missing, Vulnerable and despondent persons, covering the whole of Cumbria. ​ We are listed on the National Asset Register for flood and can be deployed nationally when requested. We are on call 24/7 365 days