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May 13-15, 2010

Harrah’s Casino Resort Tunica and Mid-South Convention Center, Tunica, Mississippi

Preparing Search and Rescue Professionals since 1972.

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WELCOME TO the 2010 National Search and Rescue Conference at the Harrah’s Casino Resort Tunica and Mid-South Convention Center in hospitable Tunica, Mississippi !!!!

It is with great pleasure that we gather here in Tunica for the 2010 National Search and Rescue Conference. We are here at the invitation of the warmly hospitable Mississippi SAR community. The commitment and enthusiasm they regularly demonstrate when helping those in need shone brightly when their invitation was extended. Their support to the NASAR Board of Directors and Staff during the Conference’s development has helped ensure an outstanding experience for us all.

As usual, this year’s slate of topics, training and education is intended to be both informative and meaningful. Your attendance testifies to your desire to sharpen skills and increase your professionalism. We all benefit by your participation and I encourage you to not only attend sessions of interest, but to reap the rewards of sharing your experiences and ideas with peers. This rare opportunity to network comes but once nationally each year and is not listed on the schedule of events…with the exception of the Hospitality Suite…but is certainly what enriches the experience.

I encourage you to complete workshop evaluations for those that you attend – we have more than forty presenters and a multitude of topics.

Your feedback will guide our planning efforts for next year’s event in Reno, Nevada. We are also asking that you complete the conference topic survey located in your welcome materials.

One of the things that helps NASAR keep the cost of the conference down is the participation of the exhibitors. Please be sure to visit the exhibit hall and browse through the many products and services available to help accomplish your mission. Additionally, NASAR sincerely thanks our track sponsors, without their support this conference would be less affordable and less enjoyable. NASAR makes every effort to keep the cost of training down for each participant and corporate support for our educational tracks is critical.

In closing, the NASAR Board of Directors and Staff are grateful to all the volunteers who gave their time and effort to make this 2010 National Search and Rescue Conference possible. We would like to thank: Mississippi Office of Homeland Security, Tunica County Sheriff’s Office and the Mississippi State University – Government Extension Office.

As you see attendees from these agencies working during the next few days, please thank them as well. Our time together each year is short, enjoy the training opportunities and take the time to reach out to SAR responders such as yourselves…that others may live.

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CONTENTS 3 4 4-5 6-8 8-11 12 12 12 13-14 15-19

Conference Information Wednesday Sessions Thursday Sessions Friday Sessions Saturday Sessions Exhibition List of Sponsors Exhibition Hall Floor Plan Exhibitor Profiles Conference Speakers

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National Association for Search and Rescue, Inc. The job of searching for a missing person can be an emotionally trying experience. A child is lost, a traveler is missing, a home with a family inside is devastated in an earthquake, hikers are caught in an avalanche…All of these can be stressful situations for search and rescue professionals assigned to locate and, if at all possible, save the people involved.

Search and Rescue is a life-saving vocation. And the ability to save a life is often dependent upon how quickly the person can be reached.

NASAR has dedicated itself to ensuring that each of you has the training and confidence required to be of service to your jurisdiction. …that others may live.

THE CONFERENCE CONCEPT The total emergency response community in the United Sates is immense: federal, state, and local fire and EMS, law enforcement and emergency management agencies number in the thousands and trained individual responders number in the hundreds of thousands.

NASAR believes that a comprehensive emergency response conference is needed to serve this community. In accomplishing this goal, NASAR has developed a training forum which, we believe, cuts across the entire spectrum of contemporary emergency response activity, is innovative in its approach and will be attractive to a broad audience for its educational value.

HOSPITALITY Networking is a significant aspect of every NASAR conference; the ability to meet and share experiences with others in your field, one-on-one, is invaluable. To facilitate this networking experience, we have arranged a Hospitality Suite for Friday night of the conference. The Hospitality Suite is located in Meeting Room 9 at the Mid-South Convention Center and will carry the tradition of nightly fun and merriment. You can purchase your Hospitality Card for $5 at Registration or in the Hospitality Suite.

DOOR PRIZE DRAWINGS Traditionally, NASAR has solicited door prize donations from Search and Rescue and emergency product vendors and used the sale of tickets for these items as a form of fund raising to support Association activities. This year, thanks to the generosity of numerous companies and individuals, an impressive array of useful and valuable prizes has been assembled. Purchase tickets in the Bookstore. If you are not present, your ticket will be put back into the drawing. The Grand Prize Drawing will be held Friday, during lunch in the Exhibit Hall. Check your attendee bag flyer for dates, times and locations of all drawings. So join the fun! Buy tickets and take a chance to win wonderful prizes and support your Association at the same time!

CONFERENCE INFORMATION The Conference Information Center is located at Registration during the duration of each day’s conference activities. The staff at Registration will be in constant contact with all members of the Conference Team and should be able to assist with any questions that you may have.

2010 NASAR PHOTO CONTEST The 2010 Photo Contest is judged by you – an attendee of the 38th Annual Conference. Your vote will help us select a winner of the $100 first prize, $50 second prize and $25 third prize. The prize winning photographs will appear on the NASAR website. Please cast your vote at the Photo Contest Display at Registration!

NASAR BOOKSTORE The NASAR Bookstore is located in Meeting Room 4.

The Bookstore is your one-stop shop for books, training texts, videos, computer software, t-shirts, hats and other SAR items.

Come early, the new arrivals go fast!

BOOKSTORE HOURS Wednesday, May 12th 1300-1800 Thursday, May 13th 1300-1730 Friday, May 14th 0830-1730 Saturday, May 15th 0830-1300

CONFERENCE TEAM Dan Hourihan, NASAR President Megan Bartlett, NASAR Executive Director Byron Thompson, Co-IC Ross Robinson, Finance Section Chief, Co-IC Ron Seitz, Operations Section Chief Howard Paul, Information Officer Janet Adere, Registration, NASAR Education Services Director Ellen Wingerd, NASAR Bookstore & Member Services Manager Janet Adere, NASAR Education Track Leader Rob Brewer, General and Management Track Leader Bill Weber, Government Interface, Homeland Security and Urban SAR Track Leader Janet Yatchak, SAR Dog Track Leader Craig Nash, Technical Track Leader Philip Miller, Water Track Leader

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SESSIONS The Instructor of the Year Award was established in 1994 by the NASAR Board of Directors to recognize significant contribution to search and rescue at the NASAR 1900-2200 instructor level. The award is granted SAR DOG SIG #1 solely on merit to an individual selected by Meeting Room 3 the NASAR Board of Directors who best represents, in their opinion, educational Canine SAR Wellness and Essential excellence in the field of search and rescue.

First Aid Dr. Charles Halford, DVM The Valor Award was established in 1977. Originally called the "ZimmermanThis presentation will focus on the special Rand Valor Award," it was the gift of the needs of SAR canines. These dogs need to San Diego Mountain Rescue Team to be in optimal condition and health to susNASAR, in memory of Ben Rand and tain training requirements and maintain readiness. We will cover how to establish a Larry Zimmerman, two of their members killed in separate incidents. In 1990, on comprehensive wellness program for your recommendation of the NASAR Board of dog. And, which laboratory tests are most Trustees, the Board of Directors approved critical and what they mean including the establishment of an unaffiliated valor blood tests, radiographs, urinalysis, and award. The award is granted solely on ultrasound. We will discuss the most curmerit to an individual or individuals rent information on vaccine protocols and the most recent developments in heartworm selected by the Board of Directors who best represents, in their opinion, effort in disease treatment and prevention. In addithe field of search and rescue that was tion, we will cover basic information on field first-aid. There should be ample oppor- above and beyond the call of duty, exemplifying the selfless, perhaps risky, committunity to ask questions so we can make ment to others embodied in the NASAR this opportunity as useful as possible. motto: "That Others My Live".

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THURSDAY, MAY 13

1330-1730

0900-1200

Workshop NASAR Edu #1, NASAR Education

Opening Session

Meeting Room 3

Program Administration Workshop Kathy Johnston, NASAR Board of Director Welcome and Opening Remarks It is mandatory that attendees that would Dan Hourihan, NASAR President, and like to participate in the ISAR, FUNSAR invited dignitaries welcome each of you or MLPI Instructor Workshops attend this to the 2010 National Search and Rescue full session. During this session, attendees Conference and Tunica, Mississippi. will be given the Program Administration Awards Manual and will be required to take a Each year, NASAR pays tribute to agencies, short test from their respective discipline organizations and individuals who, through to demonstrate knowledge proficiency. outstanding services or achievements, Attendee must score a 90% or better on make a substantial contribution in the this test to take the ISAR, FUNSAR search and rescue field. At this year’s cereor MLPI Instructor Workshops. mony, the following awards will be given: In addition, during this session, attendees K9 of the Year Award was established will be given a micro section to teach in in 2008 to recognize the dedication of respect to the discipline they wish to NASAR K9 members. The award is instruct. During the Instructor Workshop granted solely on merit to a K9 selected on the following days, attendees will by the SAR Dog Awards Committee. be broken into groups to do their presentation.

Peter A. Cheney Canine Handler Scholarship was established in 2004 when an endowment was sent to NASAR so that each year a deserving canine handler could attend the NASAR conference with less financial burden. The endowment is called the Peter A. Cheney Canine Handler Scholarship in recognition of the former President of Mars, Inc. which owns the Pedigree brand.

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1330-1500 Workshop Gen/Mgt #1, General/Management SAR

Meeting Room 7

Wilderness Search and Rescue Training Simulations Using Google Earth Dr. Don Ferguson, West Virginia SAR Council Wilderness search and rescue offers some very unique challenges that differ from conventional emergency response and require specialized training. Successful search operations require the correct resources, proper utilization of the resources and good management.

However, as the majority of search and rescue teams throughout the United States (and the world) are staffed entirely by volunteers, maintaining proficiency in search management can be difficult and there is a significant need for additional focused training tools. This workshop utilizes a newly developed computer base training tool to focus on search management training through a series of search and rescue simulations utilizing Google Earth as the platform. Participants will have the opportunity to step into the role of search manager in order to gain valuable experience from real-life data. As participants move through each scenario, they will be given a series of clues and information, common forms for documentation, various resources and asked to perform a number of tasks. Once the tasks are complete, a link will take them to the next stage of the mission. Computer based training (CBT) has the advantage of allowing individuals to train at their convenience without the need for controllers (instructors) or other students being present.

Workshop Govt/HLS/USAR #1, Government/Homeland Security/Urban SAR

Meeting Room 6

National SAR Committee's Ongoing Development of the Inland SAR Addendum Rick Button, U.S. Coast Guard and Secretary of the National SAR Committee (NSARC) This session will provide an update on NSARC's ongoing development of an Inland SAR Addendum to the National SAR Supplement. The Inland SAR Addendum is guidance that will provide background information and land-based search theory information.

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Meeting Rooms 1 & 2

SAR Canine Legal Updates and Opinions, Part I Terry Fleck, Canine Legal Update and Opinions This workshop is for SAR dog handlers, supervisors and administrators. It deals specifically with case law trends, industry standards, documentation, court room testimony and sample guidelines.

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Workshop Gen/Mgt #2, General/Management SAR

SAR DOG SIG #2

Meeting Rooms 1 & 2

Meeting Room 7

Enhancing the Performance of Canine Teams through Research and Implementation of the Scientific Working Group on Dog and Orthogonal Detector Guidelines (SWGDOG) Professor Kenneth G. Furton, International Forensic Research Institute, Miami, FL Workshop Tech #1, Technical SAR The Scientific Working Group on Dog and Meeting Room 5 Orthogonal Detector Guidelines (SWGDOG) are being developed by a memberPlanning Your Education in ship of respected scientists, practitioners, Technical Rescue: “Assuring Your and policy makers representing diverse Time and Money are Well Spent” backgrounds. SWGDOG was formed in James Russell McCullar II, City of Workshop Govt/HLS/USAR #2, 2004 and has been cooperatively funded Batesville Fire Department Government/Homeland Security/Urban SAR by the NIJ, FBI, DHS and TSWG. This This presentation will teach both beginMeeting Room 6 project was undertaken as a response to ning and intermediate students about the Wilderness and Remote First Aid concerns coming from a variety of sectors progression of learning in technical rescue. Training: Essential Knowledge and including law enforcement, homeland It will emphasize areas of learning where Skills for the Backcountry security and disaster response regarding pre-requisite knowledge and training is John E. Hendrickson, American Red Cross the need to improve the reliability of detecessential. The concept of the NFPA 1670 tor dog teams and their optimized combiJeffrey L. Pellegrino, Ph.D, Kent State training matrix will be introduced.

University nation with electronic detection devices.

Documents referenced will include the The approval of each subcommittee best This session addresses a new program, latest revisions of NFPA 1006: Standard practice document takes approximately developed in collaboration with a range of for Rescue Technician Professional 6 months to complete including a two subject matter experts, that helps to set a Qualifications 2008 and NFPA 1670: month period of public comments. standard for the training of anyone who Standard on Operations and Training for Establishing consensus based best pracmay be called upon to help another who Technical Rescue Incidents 2009. The prestices for the use of detection teams is prois injured or ill in locations distant from entation will cover how these documents viding a variety of benefits including EMS. Teachable within a single weekend, can be used to measure training and shop improved interdiction efforts as well as the training course provides the essential for training vendors. Issues of distinguishcourtroom acceptance by improving the knowledge and skills that everyone in ing between the two documents and their consistency and performance of deployed search and rescue should learn and can application for institutional / course teams. This presentation also provides an readily acquire.

This session will provide accreditation will be covered. FEMA’s update of ongoing studies involving the some history on how the course came to position of Rescue Specialist will also be identification of detector dog odorants as be, the range of subject matter experts who discussed as it pertains to student educawell as the stability and composition of contributed to it, its major topic areas, tion and the comprehensive knowledge human scent and its ability to transfer how it fits the needs of NASAR’s members required to be able operate safely and sucand be differentiated by canines and and how the Search and Rescue commucessfully in today’s disaster environments. instruments. nity can take advantage of it.

The rescue disciplines discussed will include Emergency Medicine, Hazardous 1900-2030 Workshop K9 #2, SAR Dog Materials, Rope Rescue, Confined Space Meeting Rooms 1 & 2 Workshop SIG #1 Rescue, Trench Rescue, Surface Water SAR Canine Legal Updates and Rescue, Vehicle / Heavy Machinery Meeting Rooms 3 Opinions, Part II Extrication, Structural Collapse Rescue, Meet the Candidates for the Board and Wilderness Search and Rescue.

Terry Fleck, Canine Legal Update of Directors and Opinions Allan Knox, NASAR Board of Director Workshop Water #1, Swiftwater & (see description from K9#1) Each year, one third of the seats on the Flood/Public Safety Dive SAR NASAR Board of Directors are open for Meeting Room 8 Workshop Water #2, Swiftwater & elections. Those elected to serve can have Flood/Public Safety Dive SAR A History of Swiftwater Rescue a major impact on search and rescue Meeting Room 8 Fred “Slim” Ray, CFS Press nationally. We encourage you to stop by Dispatching, the First Point of TBA and meet the candidates who will be runContact with Any Water Rescue ning for office this year. Ask them quesJ.R. Haughn, Knot Rescue Technology tions, get to know them. Your active TBA involvement in the process will help ensure a viable organization in the future.

Success vs. Failure (It’s Up to You) Paul Falavolito, WOSAR This is a course whose target audience includes from the entry level SAR Technician to the Commander of the largest SAR Team. This lecture addresses some of the top reasons that can cause failure or momentum disruptions in organizational operations and the fix for those problems. This upbeat and informative class is sure to provide some great take home information for all who attend.

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FRIDAY, MAY 14 0830-1730 Workshop NASAR Edu #2, NASAR Education

Meeting Room 3

FUNSAR Instructor Workshop Susan Thrasher, Madison County Search and Rescue Team During this session, attendees will learn methodologies on teaching the FUNSAR Course. Depending on the size of the class, attendees will be broken into groups to teach their micro sessions OR will teach to the group and will be evaluated by their peers. The objective evaluations will determine if the attendee receives full Instructor status. Attendees will also participate in a two hour field session on how to correctly set up the practical portions of the class.

Prerequisite: Attendee must have previously taken the FUNSAR course and scored a 90% or above on the written exam. Instructor Application Packet must be submitted by May 8th and the attendee must have a FUNSAR Instructor Tool Kit (limited quantity available on site in the bookstore).

0830-1000 Workshop Gen/Mgt #3, General/Management SAR

Meeting Room 7

SAR Unit Growth and Retention Rob Brewer, Spokane County Explorer Search and Rescue Recruiting new members to your SAR unit is an ongoing effort. How do you manage this effort effectively? We will talk about using the ICS system, in particular, the planning cycle, in managing your recruiting efforts. How do we keep existing volunteers around? We will have a facilitated discussion to develop ideas to keep people around.

Workshop Govt/HLS/USAR #3, Government/Homeland Security/Urban SAR

Meeting Room 6

CERT as a SAR Resource Kenn Silligman, South County Fire Authority CERT The Community Emergency Response Team as a resource in the urban/suburban search can be a valuable resource to SAR teams in both personnel and local

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knowledge. We will discuss the training of CERT teams and how they can be used, using examples and lessons learned from the Sandra Cantu search in 2009. We will also discuss how SAR teams can be valuable in the disaster setting. Training of and with SAR teams can provide valuable insight and resources during a normally manpower intensive urban/suburban search.

Workshop K9 #3, SAR Dog

Meeting Rooms 1 & 2

Dogs, Technology, and IC Ben Alexander, Cen-Tex SAR TC Crippen, K-9 SAR Of TX This workshop will focus on the interface between human remains detection dogs and today’s expanded technology capabilities. Historical aspects of water recovery and the similarities and differences between land recovery missions and water recovery missions will be examined.

The benefits of utilizing sonar, GPS, GIS, trackstick mapping, historical and current weather data, and real-time computer interface will be presented. The importance of sonar operator competence, boat safety, and boat driver experience will be discussed as well as design platforms for the dogs to work off of on the boats. IC resource deployment, search strategy, scent movement and underwater topography, and the effects of body condition and thermoclines will be examined.

Workshop Water #3, Swiftwater & Flood/Public Safety Dive SAR

Meeting Room 8

A Systems Approach for Water Rescue Philip Miller, Prince William County Fire & Rescue Prince William County Virginia has adopted a system wide approach to dealing with Water Rescue Emergencies. See how we train not just our firefighters but also our police officers, public works, 911 center staff, power companies and even the public.

1100-1200 Workshop Gen/Mgt #4, General/Management SAR

Meeting Room 7

Decisions For Heroes - Save More Lives with Web-Based SAR Analytics Robin Blandford, Decisions for Heroes, Dublin 3 This presentation will go through a demonstration of how Irish and UK Search and Rescue teams are using new world-class web-based search and rescue software to perform analytics on their data to determine preventative SAR campaigns, manage training records, and receive real-time alerting. Decisions For Heroes http://www.decisionsforheroes.com helps rescue teams save more lives.

Workshop Govt/HLS/USAR #4, Government/Homeland Security/Urban SAR

Meeting Room 6

Risk Management and Search Operations—Evaluating and Managing the Risks You Face Mark Jones, White Oak Search and Rescue Just about everything we do in our day-today lives involves risk and risk management. Without thinking, we manage risk constantly. From setting our alarm to wake us in the morning, to putting a lid on our hot coffee, we are managing the risks we face. Managing our risk will depend on whether or not we recognize the source of risk and also on our perception of how that risk will impact us in our operations.

This 60 minute session will discuss the three areas in which we need to evaluate risk for our search operations (organization, mission and individual) and discuss ways in which we can: Identify the risks, Estimate how it is going to affect our operations and Manage the risk. We will discuss ways in which pre-planning, training, and communications assist in our ability to manage risk as well as discuss processes and procedures your team can put in place immediately to help you manage your risk.

Workshop K9 #4, SAR Dog

Meeting Rooms 1 & 2

Dogs, Technology, and IC Case Studies – Part II Ben Alexander, Cen-Tex SAR TC Crippen, K-9 SAR Of TX This workshop will focus on case studies incorporating the use of search dogs (trailing, area, and HRD), sonar, GPS/GIS,

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weather data, communications, and real time mapping. Case studies presented will focus on utilizing resources efficiently to obtain the best potential outcome. Lessons learned will cover confounding effects, errors, placement of rest areas and IC, proper utilization of resources, communication of case info to the boots on the ground, and the limitations and benefits of eye witness accounts. The importance of utilizing the right resources for the job will be emphasized. Properly trained and credentialed search dogs enhanced by these technological tools can greatly decrease the search time and make the job easier for law enforcement.

Workshop Tech #4, Technical SAR

Meeting Room 5

Mechanical Advantage: Does Your Team Really Pull Its Weight? – Part I Craig Nash, Tupelo Fire Department James Russell McCullar II, City of Batesville Fire Department For the Rescue Team, this session will take mechanical advantage to the next step.

Utilizing tension-dynamometers, students will learn at what point mechanical advantage becomes inefficient. This is the difference between theoretical MA and actual MA. Pulleys usually exert a ten-percent friction coefficient on MA, then these forces become multiplied.

Methods of calculating and counting MA will be discussed along with more advanced methods of compounding systems. After this course, students will be more aware of tricks-of-the-trade and what their teams can actually move using rope rescue hauling systems.

After lunch, students who attend the morning session are eligible to attend a skills lab in the construction of hauling system mechanical advantages. On the ground and in a safe environment, students will practice assembly techniques and build MAs with actual rescue equipment. Individuals and their team members will have an opportunity to learn what they can haul individually and as team on 1:1, 2:1, 3:1, 4:1, etc. Students will leave with a more full understanding of what their teams and equipment are capable of hauling.

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Workshop Water #4, Swiftwater & Flood/Public Safety Dive SAR

Workshop K9 #5, SAR Dog

Meeting Room 8

Building the HRD Final Response Ben Alexander, Cen-Tex SAR Tiffanie Turner, Cen-Tex SAR This workshop will focus on the elements required to build a successful and reliable final response in human remains detection dogs. Classroom discussion of these elements will focus on starting with a dog that has drive, the connection of reward to target odor and the drive to obtain it, the connection of target odor to commitment by raising the expectation of the dog that when target odor is present the reward will appear, and the connection of commitment to final response. Trained properly the final response is a conditioned response to the odor in expectation of the appearance of the reward. Ultimately, odor should equal reward in the dog’s mind.

The field work portion of the workshop will focus on application of these elements. This workshop is appropriate for beginner dogs as well as motivational for seasoned dogs.

Hyperbaric Medicine—What You Know, What You Think You Know and What You Don’t Know Paul Falavolito, WOSAR This informative lecture discusses water and medical applications for modern hyperbaric medicine. The target audience that will benefit from this lecture includes any First Responder, EMT, Paramedic or Public Safety Diver. Course topics include the differences between mono and multiplace hyperbaric chambers, basic dive physics and physiology and modern medical applications for HBOT.

1330-1500 Workshop Gen/Mgt #5, General/Management SAR

Meeting Room 7

Clue Awareness for Search Teams (CAST) Rob Speiden, Natural Awareness Tracking School and Greg Fuller This train-the-trainer formatted presentation is intended for everyone to take back and deliver to their teams. This training is designed to introduce everyone from a novice to the incident commander, with a level of understanding of how to effectively search for and manage clues. This presentation has been well presented to hundreds of professionals in the SAR community from Virginia to California.

We will cover topics from the instructor’s manual and take-home power point presentation. These include - defining clues, sign and tracks and the negative effects of searcher awareness. Additional subject areas include - ways to increase searcher awareness, using the senses on a search task, track trap information, optimizing the use of a flashlight and the effects of a clue on the expanding search area.

Workshop Govt/HLS/USAR #5, Government/Homeland Security/Urban SAR

Meeting Rooms 1 & 2

Workshop Tech #5, Technical SAR

Meeting Room 5

Mechanical Advantage: Does Your Team Really Pull Its Weight? – Part II Craig Nash, Tupelo Fire Department James Russell McCullar II, City of Batesville Fire Department (see description from Tech #4; must attend Tech #4 to participate) Workshop Water #5, Swiftwater & Flood/Public Safety Dive SAR

Meeting Room 8

Overhaul Your Team for Safety and Effectiveness Susan Snapp, Columbus MS Dive Team TBA

1530-1700 Workshop SIG #2

Meeting Rooms 1 & 2

NASAR SAR Dog Community Meeting Ann Christensen, SAR Dog Committee Recent Advances in SAR Chair Robert J. Koester, dbS Productions Search and Rescue is changing. There are This annual SAR Dog Committee meeting will allow participants to learn what has new products, new technologies, new occurred within the Committee over the research, and best of all – new toys. This talk will highlight some of the new innova- past year as well as plans for the future.

All canine handlers, whether NASAR tions that have an impact on Search and members or not, are invited to attend Rescue. Topics range from SAR theory, the meeting. probability of detection, new beacons, new processes, to technological advances.

Meeting Room 6

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Workshop SIG #3

Meeting Room 8

Water (Swiftwater/Flood/Dive) Community Meeting Philip Miller, Water Committee Chair This meeting will allow participants to learn what has occurred within the three subcommittee sections; dive, flood and swiftwater. All those interested, whether NASAR members or not, are invited to attend the meeting.

Workshop SIG #4

Meeting Room 5

NASAR’s Tracking Education Task Force Group (TETG) – Progress Report Del Morris, NASAR Tracking Education Task Force Chair NASAR's Tracking Education Task Group invites all SAR practitioners [that utilize visual trackers] to an Open Forum discussion of what this NASAR Tracking Group should look like in the next 5 years.

Open discussion of how we will advance from this Beta Version of the course [PreConference Event] into a credentialing of a SAR team's trackers. We will outline future TETG project intentions and projected timelines. We will have a presentation of who makes up the current Committee. We will go over what has been received by ASTM submission as potential NASAR SAR Tracker Credentialing. We will provide an open platform for feedback and input as well as invitations for other trackers to join this committee or ASTM [as well as other feedback options]. We will show how we are doing everything in our power to assure openness and transparency to the tracking community as this project proceeds forward.

Workshop SIG #5

Meeting Room 7

NASAR Ground SAR Community Meeting Rob Brewer, Ground SAR Committee Board Liaison This community meeting will allow participants to learn what has occurred within the Ground SAR Committee over the past year as well as plans for the future. This meeting is open to all attendees of the conference.

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1900-2100 Workshop SIG #6

Ballroom A

Higgins and Langley Awards Ceremony Higgins and Langley Memorial Awards in Swiftwater Rescue were established by members of NASAR’s Swiftwater Rescue Committee in 1993 in honor of Earl Higgins and Jeff Langley. Earl Higgins lost his life during an attempt to rescue a 12 year old boy in the flood-swollen Los Angles River in 1980. Jeff Langley died during a helicopter incident in 1993. Prior to his death, Jeff had worked to promote the development of a multi-agency swiftwater and flood rescue program in Los Angles County. Please join members of the Higgins and Langley Memorial Awards Committee in paying tribute to this year’s swiftwater heroes.

1900-2200 SAR DOG SIG #3

Meeting Rooms 1 & 2

Puppy Enrichment—Raising a SAR Dog Litter Ben Alexander, Cen-Tex SAR Tiffanie Turner, Cen-Tex SAR Puppy enrichment is not a new concept.

Scott and Fuller performed research on the affects of enrichment programs in the 60’s on military working dog progeny.

The “superdog” program, as it was known, utilized simple stimuli applied early in development resulting in an increased tolerance to stress, enhanced cardio vascular performance and stronger heart beats, healthier adrenal glands, and more resistance to disease. Each of these factors could also enhance the chance of producing puppies better suited for the stressful environment to which search dogs are often exposed. Further support of the potential of early enrichment was found by Wells and Hepper (2006). They found evidence that supports that puppies are able to detect specific scents while still in the womb. Taking these one step further, environmental conditioners such as surfaces, obstacles, textures, and noises can be introduced as early as day three.

Genetically predisposed working dogs can go from good SAR candidates to super SAR candidates. We will examine an example of how to implement enrichment with an entire litter, a litter of six border collie pups who all became successful working SAR dogs.

SATURDAY, MAY 15 0830-1030 Workshop NASAR Edu #3, NASAR Education

Meeting Room 9

The “New” NASAR Tracking Course Del Morris, Chair of NASAR’s Tracking Education Task Group We are unveiling the classroom material for Search Managers, Training Officers, and potential NASAR Tracking Instructors. This will be condensed to the two hours available for this presentation and we will not be doing any of the field exercises. The course is a planned 20 hour NASAR Course that can be done either Friday Night to Sunday Afternoon or Saturday Morning to Sunday Evening.

We embrace the S-B-S methodology of Ab Taylor and endeavor to perpetuate the quality of his teachings and inspire the next generation of SAR Trackers within our Units. We will be working at a fast pace, however, feedback is important to us at this phase of our development and questions and comments will be honored during the presentation as time permits.

This compressed class is for those of you that can not participate in our Full Pre-Conference Version planned for Tuesday and Wednesday May 11 and 12.

0830-1730 Workshop NASAR Edu #4, NASAR Education

Meeting Room 5

ISAR Instructor Workshop Susan Thrasher, Madison County Search and Rescue Team During this session, attendees will learn methodologies on teaching the ISAR Course. Depending on the size of the class, attendees will be broken into groups to teach their micro sessions OR will teach to the group and will be evaluated by their peers. The objective evaluations will determine if the attendee receives full Instructor status.

Prerequisite: Attendee must have previously taken the ISAR course and scored a 90% or above on the written exam.

Instructor Application Packet must be submitted by May 8th.

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Workshop NASAR Edu #5, NASAR Education

Workshop K9 #6-9, SAR Dog

Meeting Room 3

Canine Behavior Modification Craig Schultz, Hill’s Pet Nutrition, Inc. This presentation will identify and discuss the roles of several key contributing factors that effect working dog behavior.

Through careful examination of how those influences interconnect to form the working dog’s perceptions, experiences during training and behavioral expression we can understand how behaviors develop (desirable or undesirable). This in turn, will ultimately aid us in producing more efficient and more dependable canines with greater success in scent detection tasks. The lecture portion of this module will focus primarily on how canines learn with the various input systems that effect behavior while the hands on portion will be spent integrating the information from the lecture into problem solving applications.

MLPI Instructor Workshop George Rice, NASAR MLPI Program Manager During this session, attendees will learn methodologies on teaching the MLPI Course. Depending on the size of the class, attendees will be broken into groups to teach their micro sessions OR will teach to the group and will be evaluated by their peers. The objective evaluations will determine if the attendee receives full Instructor status. Attendees will spend the afternoon learning how to correctly set up the table top exercises of the class.

Prerequisite: Attendee must have previously taken the MLPI course and scored a 90% or above on the written exam.

Instructor Application Packet must be submitted by May 8th.

Meeting Rooms 1 & 2

0830-1000 Workshop Gen/Mgt #6, General/Management SAR

Meeting Room 7

SAR Manager Toolkit Development Project Rob Brewer, Spokane County Explorer Search and Rescue SAR unit leaders spend a great deal of time taking care of administrative tasks.

From developing bylaws and standard operating procedures for a new unit to ongoing tasks like tracking training, often a lot of time is spent creating the forms and databases. In 2008, The National Association for Search and Rescue assigned the task of creating a repository of tools like these to volunteers in ground search and rescue. John Boburchuk in Pennsylvania did a lot of the work and he and Rob Brewer presented it at the 2009 National SAR Conference. However there remains much work to be done. This presentation will cover what has been done and provide participants with the tools to contribute to develop this repository into the Best Practices tools for managing SAR units.

Workshop Govt/HLS/USAR #6, Government/Homeland Security/Urban SAR

Meeting Room 6

Urban SAR for the Wilderness State of Mind Bill Weber, Alameda County Sheriffs Office – Search and Rescue On February 5, 2004, the State of California's Office of Emergency Services Law Enforcement Branch approved the Mutual Aid Guidelines for use of Wilderness SAR Teams when responding to catastrophic disasters or other USAR related incidents in the urban environment. This guideline was established after several incidents within the state that defined the need for additional resources that could respond and function as stand alone units within an established ICS system. This guide outlines the minimum skill requirements and the equipment needed for wilderness teams to meet the requirements of a type 3 or type 4 USAR team so they can respond as mutual aid resources when the need arises. The presentation will cover some of the history that showed the need for the program, talk about the process to get the guideline developed, explain the details of the program in depth, and give updates of the current status and success of the program.

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Workshop Water #6, Swiftwater & Flood/Public Safety Dive SAR

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Lessons Learned – Making Water Rescue Safer Dave Abt, USA Services This session will look at the risks, dangers and mistakes made associated with water rescue. By understanding common errors as well as understanding processes to mitigate these dangers; the most dangerous activity associated with Fire Services can be made safer for all involved.

1030-1130 Workshop Gen/Mgt #7, General/Management SAR

Meeting Room 7

GIS for Wilderness Search And Rescue Dr. Don Ferguson, West Virginia SAR Council The objective of any search and rescue mission is to locate the missing subject and return them to a stable and safe environment. To do this, search managers must employ tactics that are efficient and do not pose unnecessary risk to rescue personnel.

Modern search strategies involve the use of behavioral profiling, probability theory, terrain interpretation and resource management. Geographic information systems provide a platform to integrate these various elements into an effective tool for managing search operations. This workshop discusses the application of GIS to manage the search for a missing autistic youth in the Dolly Sods Wilderness area of West Virginia. Through this example, details are provided for segmenting the designated search area into probability regions based on statistical analysis and a behavioral profile of the missing subject.

Integrating digital raster graphics, elevation datasets, developed an operational base map and aerial imagery with various shape files in order to further segment the probability regions into searchable areas.

Attribute tables provided a database to track resources, clue logs and area coverage as well as performing basic probability estimates. Recommendations for the use of GIS during search operations focus on improving search efficiency and effectiveness, as well as reducing operational costs and response times with the goal of finding the missing subject as quickly as possible.

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Workshop Govt/HLS/USAR #7, Government/Homeland Security/Urban SAR

Meeting Room 6

TBA Workshop Water #7, Swiftwater & Flood/Public Safety Dive SAR

Meeting Room 8

TBA TBA

1300-1500

SAR team. This presentation will cover Statutory, jurisdictional and delegated authority, what is “Branch Tactical Planning” for a SAR Incident and when would “SAR Branch Tactical Planning” be used. We will also review SAR resource management, the SAR situation unit activities and what an organizational chart look would like that includes a “SAR Branch” and how “SAR Branch Tactical Planning” information would be included in an IAP.

Workshop Gen/Mgt #8, General/Management SAR

Workshop Govt/HLS/USAR #8, Government/Homeland Security/Urban SAR

Meeting Room 7

Meeting Room 6

The ICS Tool Box “Branch Tactical Planning” Division Chief James Mason, Siloam Springs Fire Department This presentation is based upon the concept that a SAR team is called to assist in another jurisdiction on an incident that has extended beyond the initial operation period. The requesting jurisdiction will remain responsible for all the incident activities, except for Search and Rescue, which will be assigned to the assisting

Behavioral Analysis of Victims and Suspects Sheri Cox Bowling, Virginia College Behavioral Analysis of Victims and Suspects will provide the participant with analysis skills to maximize the resources of their search team in locating lost victims and victims of violent crime as well as locate evidence of criminal activity.

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psychology related to geographical dump locations. Crime and Lost Person scenarios will be utilized to provide a basis for practicing behavioral analysis skills.

Participants will work as teams to anticipate suspect and victim behavior in tabletop exercises.

Workshop Water #8, Swiftwater & Flood/Public Safety Dive SAR

Meeting Room 8

Drill It In—How to Run Effective, Dynamic Drills to Build Teamwork Andrea Zaferes, Lifeguard Systems Many departments have minimal drilltime/budgets to devote to the growing number of rescue disciplines, and have challenges getting members to show-up.

This session uses ice, flood/swiftwater, diving, and small boat disciplines to teach the art of conducting dynamic drills that are completed in 1-2 hours in outdoor and indoor arenas.

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Workshop Water #9, Swiftwater & Flood/Public Safety Dive SAR

Workshop Gen/Mgt #9, General/Management SAR

Meeting Room 8

Meeting Room 7

ATV Search Tactics Robbie Houle, High Desert SAR This presentation starts with the challenges we face in the field on SAR missions with regards to terrain, elements and the searching for signs/clues. The question is how we maintain focus of the mission while operating an ATV. Challenges are the fact the sign/clue will pass us by rapidly and the terrain is consistently changing. We’ll cover ATV safety, outfitting your ATV for field use reference light placement, GPS and other accessories. We will also discuss the value of using an ATV in a mission and present examples for containment in the search area, rapid deployment and show that it is a great tool for the passive search mode, plus the many other benefits of ATV use in a SAR mission.

Hands on Demo and Drill with Vendors Andrea Zaferes, Lifeguard Systems This will be an opportunity for all attendees to get some hands on time with equipment and be shown several skill by Andrea Zaferes from Lifeguard Systems. All vendors are invited to share their toys and interact with the attendees.

1900-2000 SAR DOG SIG #4

Meeting Rooms 1 & 2 Leslie Middleton, J.D., Ph.D This imaginative presentation explores the world of K-9 Search and Rescue through the lens of mythological canine archetypes. A unique blend of information about law, psychology, mythology, SAR and dogs is explored to better understand K-9s, their handlers and the “territory” within which they work.

Anubis is the Egyptian god in charge of preservation of bodies. Using this image as a metaphor, the K-9 SAR area of human remains detection (HRD) is examined with emphasis on forensic law applicable to the preservation of evidence for legal purposes. Coyote is a familiar trickster figure in Native American mythology.

Coyote is used as a metaphor for K-9 SAR area searches. The tricky area of the law of evidence and courtroom testimony is explored in this context. Lassie and other modern images of canine heroes are examined last as a metaphor for trailing searches, a search for relating to the living and bringing them “home”. What “wells” has Timmy fallen into lately? What is the psychological profile of the hero that affects K-9 SAR work? The presenter is an attorney, a mythologist, and a K-9 handler.

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THE EXHIBITION

LIST OF SPONSORS

An important part of your educational experience at the 2010 National Search and Rescue Conference will be the quality of time you spend in the Exhibit Hall. For three days, May 12-14, you will have an opportunity to see firsthand and experience hands-on the advances in equipment/product technology and specialized services available to SAR organizations and individuals.

Conference Sponsor and Welcome Reception Sponsor Mississippi Office of Homeland Security www.homelandsecurity.ms.gov State and Federal SAR Coordinators’ Luncheon EMS SATCOM www.emssatcom.com Government/Homeland Security/USAR Track GGSI www.gssilifelocator.com

BOOTH LOCATIONS Fox Kits, Inc. • Booth 1 USA Services • Booth 2 Durango Safety and Rescue Equipment, LLC • Booth 3 PerSys Medical • Booth 4 American Red Cross National Headquarters • Booth 5 Mississippi Office of Homeland Security • Booth 8 Pinnacle Arborist Supplies • Booth 9 Project Lifesaver International • Booth 10 Motorola, Inc. • Booth 11 PSD Gear Inc. • Booth 25 Ozark Rescue Suppliers, Inc. • Booth 28-29 Antler Creek K9 • Booth 30 Network of Canine Detection Services • Booth 31 Decisions for Heroes • Booth 32 Air Force Rescue Coordination Center • Booth 35 GSSI • Booth 36

EXHIBIT HALL FLOOR PLAN

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SCHEDULE Wednesday, May 12th 1500-1800 Grand Opening of the Exhibit Hall Thursday, May 13th 1130-1330 – Exhibit Hall Open 1630-1900 – Exhibit Hall Open Friday, May 14th 1000-1330 – Exhibit Hall Open

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EXHIBITOR PROFILES Air Force Rescue Coordination Center Booth 35 650 Florida Ave (Stop 73) Tyndall AFB, FL 32403-5017 (850) 283-5955/ (800) 851-3051 http://www.1af.acc.af.mil/units/afrcc/ The Air Force Rescue Coordination Center operates the national search and rescue network ensuring timely and effective lifesaving operations. It is responsible for the execution of the National Search and Rescue Plan and mobilizes to support wartime combat search and rescue operations. The Center provides Air Force instruction to the National Search and Rescue School and federal, state, and local agencies. It acts as the proponent for worldwide rescue coordination operations and reports directly to the 1st Air Force, Air Combat Command.

American Red Cross National Headquarters Booth 5 2025 E Street, NW Washington, DC 20006 www.redcross.org Learn about the wholly new and fully upto-date American Red Cross Wilderness and Remote First Aid training program, its course materials and supporting products. Ideal for those serving in remote environments, the new 16-hour course gives you the skills and confidence you need to respond to an emergency when help may be delayed. More Instructors Needed!

Antler Creek K9 Booth 30 6905 Hwy 8 St Andrews, MB R1A4L8 Candada (204) 482-3019 Antlercreekk9@yahoo.com www.antlercreekk9.com Antler Creek K9 offers a unique collection of dog training services for both sides of the canine and human partnership. One of our many specialties is raising and training select puppies for exacting clients.

Come visit with us and meet Avatar, our latest K9 in training.

Decisions for Heroes Booth 32 ByteSurgery Ltd, Docklands Innovation Park 128 - 130 East Wall Road, Dublin 3, Ireland.

408-844-4965 robin.blandford@decisionsforheroes.com www.decisionsforheroes.com Save more lives. We help you optimize your next rescue response by providing

team management and analytics. We automatically analyse your incident and training records to help you discover more about your team and the rescues you respond to. Complete qualifications management, profile tracking, shared training calendars and targeted collaboration increase responder engagement.

Safer responders, optimal patient care.

Durango Safety and Rescue Equipment, LLC Booth 3 PO Box 3727 Durango, CO 81302 (970) 769-3186 tncbrown@animas.net Durango Safety and Rescue Equipment, LLC is the manufacturer and exclusive distributor of the EvacKart. The EvacKart has been specially designed and engineered with a combination of strength and balance that will forever change the way you think about rescue transport. Our unique design utilizes a reinforced plastic cavity and high strength aluminum tubing with a dual-wheel suspension system.

Fox Kits, Inc. Booth 1 4933 Purdy Rd Selmer, TN 38375 (731) 610-8020 bkfox@foxkitsinc.com www.foxkitsinc.com Fox Kits™ makes quality wilderness survival kits for civilian outdoorsmen, emergency services, and our military. Our kits are designed to fulfill your needs based on your mission and the environment you work in. Our school offers a comprehensive survival curriculum from military survival experts. Our no-nonsense approach to survival includes modern survival equipment and improvised tools and techniques that will build your confidence in the wilderness. We offer scheduled and on-demand classes and will travel to groups and government agencies.

GSSI Booth 36 12 Industrial Way Salem, NH 03079 (603) 893-1109 www.gssilifelocator.com sales@gssilifelocator.com Geophysical Survey Systems, Inc. (GSSI) is the world leader in the development of Ultra Wideband (UWB) Technology for locating victims trapped at a disaster site.

With cutting-edge products designed to address the most challenging applications,

the GSSI name has become synonymous with accuracy, quality and reliability. The LifeLocator® is internationally accepted as the standard in rescue and recovery when disasters like earthquakes, floods, explosions or similar occurrences result in victims trapped under debris piles, both natural and man-made debris as a result of structural collapses.

Mississippi Office of Homeland Security Booth 8 PO Box 958 Jackson, MS 39205 (601) 346-1505 bthompson@mdps.state.ms.us www.homelandsecurity.ms.gov The Mississippi Office of Homeland Security is charged by the Governor to assist local agencies in preventing, preparing and responding to acts of terrorism and disaster. The State Search & Rescue Coordinator is assigned to our office and we are also the State’s Emergency Coordinating Office for Search and Rescue with the responsibility of chairing the ESF-9 (Search and Rescue) desk in the event of a disaster.

Personnel are available round-the-clock to assist local responders in managing and coordinating search and rescue missions. We facilitate the training of local responders in everything from responding to terrorist bombings to technical search and rescue. The Mississippi Office of Homeland Security is proud to serve as the host of the 2010 National Search and Rescue Conference.

Motorola, Inc. Booth 11 6068 US Hwy 98 W Ste.1 PMB264 Hattiesburg, MS 39402 (601) 336-5285 Fhr483@motorola.com www.motorola.com Welcome to Mississippi, one of the 32 states that has chosen Motorola for their Statewide Communications System.

Over 65 years ago, Motorola began providing responders with voice communications. We continue our commitment to Public Safety by providing advanced voice and data solutions that set the standard for Mission Critical Communications.

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Network of Canine Detection Services Booth 31 PO Box 45 Hernando, MS 38632 (662) 393-5032 thwalker07@comast.net http://nocds.250free.com/nocds.htm Established in 1997, the Network of Canine Detection Services (NOCDS) is celebrating its 13th year of providing experienced leadership, quality training, and valuable networking opportunities to handlers of search and rescue canines.

Handlers at all levels of experience—from aspiring beginners to seasoned professionals. NOCDS supports and promotes the efforts of volunteer working dog teams to meet high performance standards that enable them to serve as reliable resources for law enforcement, emergency management agencies, and others in need of SAR K-9 assistance. The group’s membership includes close to 150 handlers nationwide as well as Germany and Japan.

Ozark Rescue Suppliers, Inc. Booth 28-29 PO Box 237 Rogers, AR 72757 (888)677-2213

equipment@ozarkrescue.com Ozark Rescue Suppliers works with emergency responders to provide the RIGHT TRAINING and the RIGHT EQUIPMENT so you can provide the RIGHT RESPONSE. We distribute many of the top brands of search gear and technical rescue equipment, and provide Rescue 3 International's water and rope training to responders.

PerSys Medical Booth 4 5310 Elm Street Houston, TX 77081 (713) 723-6000 elixabeth@ps-med.com www.ps-med.com PerSys Medical specializes in marketing and distributing a variety of specialized emergency medical products to Military, Law Enforcement, Homeland Security, EMS, Search & Rescue, Wilderness Medicine, and more. PerSys Medical’s unique line of products includes a brand known as "Blizzard Survival", the leader in lightweight, compact survival protection.

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Pinnacle Arborist Supplies Booth 9 1011 A Rushing Circle Little Rock, AR 72204 (501) 837-1212 peterrausch@sbcglobal.net www.pinnaclearboristsupplies.com Pinnacle Arborist Supplies equipment, tools and supplies for Work & Rescue professionals. Search and Rescue personnel, High-angle construction crews and Arborists will find NFPA and ANSI compliant ropes, slings, ascenders, descenders, carabiners, pulleys and rigging supplies from major manufactures. Contact PAS at 501-663-8733 or browse our website www.PinnacleArborist.com.

Project Lifesaver International Booth 10 815 Battlefield Blvd South Chesapeake, VA 23322 (757) 546-5502 kgarriott@projectlifesaver.org www.promjectlifesaver.org Project Lifesaver International is a non-profit organization that is committed to helping families quickly find their loved ones who wander because of Alzheimer's, Down syndrome, autism, and other cognitive conditions. Project Lifesaver trains agencies on how to search for individuals who become lost by utilizing search and rescue techniques and equipment, as well as how to interact with individuals once they are found to help facilitate a safe escort home. Clients enrolled in the program wear a small, wrist-watch sized radio transmitter than emits a tracking signal, and should the individual wander, public safety agencies are able to rapidly locate them. These efforts have reduced search times for officials and have helped find loved ones quicker and easier with an average search time of 30 minutes.

To date, Project Lifesaver agencies have rescued over 2,100 individuals successfully, with 1,100 public safety agencies participating in 45 states, D.C., Canada and Australia.

PSD Gear Inc. Booth 25 3381 North Hills Dr Hollywood, FL 33021 (954) 458-6775 Gene888@bellsouth.net www.psdgear.com PSD Gear Incorporated specializes in scuba equipment for public safety dive teams and exposure suits, both wet and dry for swift water rescue teams. PSD Gear Inc. now offers diving equipment not only from Wetwear and Whites Manufacturing, but also Ocean Technologies Systems (full face mask and communications}, Zeagle Systems (full line scuba equipment specializing in buoyancy compensators), Humminbird (side imagining sonar), Rapid Diver (rapid entry diving system), Pinnacle Aquatics (wet and dry suits), Submerge Scooter (underwater vehicles) and Sub Salve (lift bags).

USA Services Booth 2 1818 Margaret Ave. Annapolis, MD 21401 (410) 626-1122 dabt@usaservices.com www.usaservices.com USA Services is the recognized leader for the advanced marine safety and maritime tactical equipment in the Mid-Atlantic region. We represent manufacturers of inflatable boats and the finest rescue equipment in the first responder market.

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CONFERENCE FACULTY, VIPS AND LOCAL TEAM SUPPORT

Conference Speakers Dave Abt, Master-USCG, has spent his entire life in and around the marine environment. Having grown up in a sailing family on Cape Cod, he began sailing at the age of 6 and was sailing offshore by the age of 14. Dave is also a licensed PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer and has taught scuba diving throughout the United States as well as at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD. It is easy to say that his whole life continues to center around maritime activities. Additionally, Dave is Past-President of the Chesapeake Area Professional Captains Association.

When not diving, Dave works with Law Enforcement and First Responders providing tactical boat and water rescue training. His varied vessel operating experience, in tactical boat and water rescue on inland, coastal and offshore waters, provides him with a unique understanding of the vessels, teams and assets required for the marine segment of Public Safety. Dave manages the Annapolis, MD office of USA Services, Inc.; the recognized leader for Public Safety boats and equipment as well as marine survival equipment. Dave and his team are uniquely qualified to provide the appropriate boats, marine equipment and PPE to the Public Safety sector. (Workshop Water 6) Ben Alexander has earned the NASAR SARTECH II, K9 SARTECH III AREA SEARCH, DISASTER RESPONDER LIVE and HRD Land certifications. He is a NASAR Evaluator for SARTECH II, K9 SARTECH III and HRD Land. He has been involved in SAR since 2000. Ben is the director for Cen-Tex SAR and currently fields two border collies with national credentials from multiple agencies. HRD, disaster HRD, and water recovery constitute a large percentage of the team’s deployments. Notable searches have been deployments to hurricane Katrina recovery and hurricane Ike recovery, as well as multiple drowning recoveries across the state of Texas. Ben has been involved in training dogs in some capacity for over 35 years. Ben also obtained his masters from Texas A&M University in May 2009 on search dog performance factors. He is currently working on his PhD, focusing on interactions between buried human remains, plants, and HRD dogs.

(Workshop 3, 4 and 5 and SAR DOG SIG 3)

Robin Blandford is the Company Director for Decisions For Heroes and a proven innovator with strong technical ability and team leadership. He is a volunteer cliff rescue climber and a Unit Training officer with the Irish Coast Guard. He is also a Wilderness Emergency Medical Technician with the Wilderness Emergency Medical Services Institute, Missing Person Search Group Leader with the Centre for Search Research and Rescue Climber and Technical Casualty Recovery Instructor with the Irish Coast Guard. He has also taken courses for Personal Sea Survival Techniques from the National Maritime College of Ireland and Search Management for Initial Response Incident Commanders, ERI Canada. (Workshop Gen/Mgt 4) Rob Brewer is currently the adult advisor for Spokane County Explorer Search and Rescue, a member of Spokane County Mobile Emergency Operations Center.

He is also a Board Member with the National Association for Search and Rescue. He has previously served in a number of leadership positions with Spokane Mountaineers Search and Rescue, Spokane Regional Search and Rescue, and Spokane City/County Search and Rescue Council. His hopes are that he doesn’t lose his 2 year old daughter on a SAR training exercise. (Workshop Gen/Mgt 3, 6 and SIG 5) Richard Button is Chief of the Coordination Division, Office of Search and Rescue, United States Coast Guard and serves as Secretary of the National Search and Rescue Committee. Mr. Button and his staff conduct outreach and education, as well as coordinate search and rescue policy and management issues, both nationally and internationally. Mr. Button recently retired from the Coast Guard after serving twenty-two years on active duty. During his Coast Guard career, Mr. Button served on several Coast Guard cutters as well as twice serving as cutter commanding officer. Mr. Button is a 1984 graduate of the United States Coast Guard Academy and a licensed Coast Guard Master Mariner. (Workshop GOV/HLS/USAR 1) Sheri Cox Bowling is the Lead Criminal Justice Instructor for Virginia College in Biloxi, Mississippi as well as the Cold Case Coordinator and a K9 Handler with Gulf Coast Search and Rescue. Sheri has

approximately twenty years of experience in the Criminal Justice field focusing primarily on rehabilitating sex offenders, addicts and violent criminals. Sheri has served in law enforcement and correctional settings, most recently serving as a Crime Analyst for the Major Crimes Division of a Florida Sheriff’s Department. Sheri and K9 Malachi have been training and working with Gulf Coast Search and Rescue for approximately two years. (Workshop Gov/HLS/USAR 8) TC Crippen is a NASAR SARTECH II Lead Evaluator and a SARTECH I, Canine SARTECH II and III, and Disaster Responder-Live Evaluator. She currently fields a Chesapeake Bay Retriever with national credentials from multiple agencies in area, tracking, disaster, and trailing. An assistant instructor for the Nat’l Bloodhound Training Institute, she has been involved with K-9 SAR since the 1980’s. She has multiple certifications in search management and ICS such as Air Force Rescue Coordination Center Search Mgt, US Coast Guard - Inland SAR Planning, TEEX – Wide Area Search, ICS 100-400, NASAR – MLPI, ADSAR. TC has also been involved with training dogs in other venues, including obedience and agility, for many years. (Workshop SAR Dog 3 and 4) Paul Falavolito started his career in emergency services as a teenager in 1984 by joining the Civil Air Patrol. Paul eventually earned the position of Squadron 602 SAR Team Commander. He also completed the Hawk Mountain Staff School for winter/summer survival and SAR training. A PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer, he has worked and taught Scuba Diving all over the world. Paul holds a commercial Diving Certification in underwater welding, nuclear and contaminated Diving as well as Bell/Saturation Diving.

He is also a certified Public Safety Diving instructor through the Public Safety Diving Association. In 1997, Paul became employed at White Oak EMS as a Paramedic and on September 11, 2001 worked at the crash site in Somerset County. In 2005, Paul laid the groundwork to create the WOSAR Team after the Hurricane Katrina disaster. In 2006, Paul created the WOSAR Dive Team for water rescue and recovery. Paul currently serves as the Commanding Officer for WOSAR, a Pennsylvania Certified Level

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1 SAR Team. Paul serves on the board of Directors for the Pennsylvania Search & Rescue Council and also sits on the PEMA Wilderness SAR Committee.

Paul is a 2009 graduate of the US Air Force, US Coast Guard National Search and Rescue School. (Workshop Gen/Mgt 2 and Water 4) Dr. Don Ferguson has over 10 years experience in search and rescue, SAR management and teaching and course development for SAR. He has been a member of NASAR since 1996 and is certified as a SARTECH I. Over the past four years, Don has worked to help pioneer the use of Geographic Information System software for search and rescue. He is currently the Technology Officer for the Appalachian Search and Rescue Conference and the President of the West Virginia SAR Council. When not participating in SAR activities, Dr. Ferguson works as a research engineer for the US Department of Energy at the National Energy Technology Laboratory in Morgantown, WV. (Workshop Gen/Mgt 1 and 7) Terry Fleck, Ed.D, is a Deputy Sheriff II/ Canine Handler (retired) in South Lake Tahoe, California. Terry is an expert in canine tactics and has been a police dog handler and trainer for 27 years. He has trained and handled three police dogs, patrol dogs cross-trained for search and rescue, narcotic detection, evidence recovery, cadaver recovery, avalanche recovery and tracking / trailing. An expert in canine legalities, Terry is the author of the Canine Legal Update and Opinions for supervisors and administrators plus patrol, narcotic and contraband, explosive, tracking, search and rescue and accelerant dogs. Terry tracks and updates the canine industry on current case law and legal trends. With a degree of Doctor of Education in Criminal Justice, Terry teaches Canine Legal Update and Opinions Seminars throughout the United States and Canada. He has taught over 23,000 canine handlers, supervisors, administrators, agency attorneys, prosecuting attorneys and risk managers nationwide. His classes focus on canine legalities, the prevention of canine litigation and canine tactics. He studies canine tactics and develops techniques to keep canine handlers safe, utilizing their dogs to maximum tactical advantage. In addition, Terry teaches several canine tactical seminars. (Workshop SAR Dog 1 and 2) 16

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Dr. Kenneth G. Furton is a Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Florida International University (FIU). He was founder and is now Director Emeritus of the International Forensic Research Institute (IFRI). He received a B.S. in Forensic Science at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida in 1983. He received a Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry at Wayne State University in 1986. He then completed post-doctoral studies in Nuclear Chemistry (Physical/Inorganic studies) at British Nuclear Fuels (BNFL) and the University of Wales, Swansea, U.K. in 1988. He is the author or coauthor of more than 500 publications and presentations and has been continuously funded for more than two decades with over $5 million in extramural grants. Dr. Furton’s work on forensic and separation science has recently focused on the study of the chemical basis of detector dog alerts to forensic specimens including accelerants, biotoxins, currency, drugs, explosives and humans (dead and alive). He has been chair of the Scientific Working Group on Dogs and Orthogonal Detector Guidelines (SWGDOG) since its formation in 2004. (Workshop SAR DOG SIG 2) Dr. Charles Halford has a long history of being involved with canine search and rescue dogs and is currently the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Veterinarian for Tennessee Task Force 1. He is also the primary care Vet for the Memphis Police Department Canine Unit, Shelby County Sheriff Department, and the Memphis Airport Authority Canine squad. These responsibilities have resulted in a unique level of experience in caring for tracking, defense, bomb detection, drug detection and search and rescue canines. Dr. Halford graduated in 1981 from the College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee in Knoxville.

He is a member of the Tennessee Veterinary Medical Association, American Veterinary Medical Association, and the Memphis/Shelby County Veterinary Medical Association. He is on the Board of Advisors for the veterinary school at UT Knoxville and serves as a consultant and advisory board member for Pet Health Systems. In 2007, Dr. Halford served a year as president of the Tennessee Veterinary Medical Association. He has also served as President of the Memphis/Shelby

County Veterinary Medical Association and is a past recipient of “Outstanding Veterinarian of the Year” by the MSCVMA. (Workshop SAR DOG SIG 1) Connie Harvey, Project Manager, Wilderness and Remote First Aid Program Development, American Red Cross Preparedness and Health and Safety Services. Connie Harvey is with American Red Cross Preparedness and Health and Safety Services, national headquarters. She started with the Red Cross in 1996 as an associate for new products and services development. Connie works daily to develop educational programs and train-the-trainer courses for the American Red Cross and has served as the project manager for the Wilderness and Remote First Aid program. She serves as Manager, Aquatics Technical Development. Connie is a national spokesperson for the organization regarding first aid, CPR, water safety and other health and safety issues.

She is a regular speaker at national conferences and for Health and Safety Services initiatives, such as program rollouts. Her numerous television interviews on topics related to health and safety include repeated appearances on Today on NBC. She has also appeared on CNN Headline News; Live With Regis and Kelly and The Early Show (CBS This Morning).

(Workshop Gov/HLS/USAR 2) J.R. Haughn (Water 2) Robbie Houle has been involved with Search and Rescue for 13 years, and has a real passion for training with other teams and developing greater skills to be used in the field. He is a certified instructor with ATV Safety Institute and takes great joy in implementing different tactics that are used in the field with the use of an ATV. These techniques have allowed him the opportunity to instruct at the local level and state level as well as to take this training to other parts of the United States.

He is currently the Commander for High Desert SAR that operates under the authority of the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office. He has held this position for 8 years. One of his greatest Search and Rescue moments was when he was awarded 2006 Search and Rescue member of the year. While holding numerous SAR certifications, his main focus is and always will be—we do this for one reason. ...So Others May Live (Workshop Gen/Mgt 9)

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Mark Jones is the Assistant Team Commander for White Oak Search & Rescue and Vice Chairman of the board of directors for White Oak EMS. He has been a Pennsylvania state-certified paramedic since 1982 and has held instructor positions with the Center for Emergency Medicine for Western Pennsylvania, University of Pittsburgh and local hospitals. He also holds state certificates in Hazardous Materials, Vehicle and Special Vehicle Rescue and Fundamentals of Fire Fighting. Mark has been the local Emergency Management Coordinator for the Borough of White Oak for 18 years and holds several certificates in Emergency Management from FEMA as well as the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA). His real-life job is manager of Continuous Improvement, Human Performance and Behavioral Differentiation for Westinghouse Electric where he identifies risk-likely situations in their business and puts multi-layer defenses in place to manage and mitigate these risks.

(Workshop Gov/HLS/USAR 4) Robert J. Koester first joined the Appalachian Search & Rescue Conference in 1981. He has participated in hundreds of searches. He holds a Master of Science degree in biology (neurobiology) from the University of Virginia. He has contributed significant research on lost person behavior, with emphasis on dementia, and created the International Search and Rescue Incident Database (ISRID). A type one incident commander and instructor for the Virginia Department of Emergency Management (VDEM) and immediate Past President of the Virginia Search and Rescue Council, Robert has also worked for the United States Coast Guard, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Park Service, and Federal Emergency Management Agency. He is the author of numerous books and articles on search and rescue.

He is currently working on starting the International Journal of Search and Rescue.

He has presented in Australia, Canada, Iceland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and across the United States.

(Workshop Gov/HLS/USAR 5)

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James Mason is a Division Chief and the Chief of the Siloam Springs Arkansas Fire Department Training Division. He is also a member of the Southern Area Type II Incident Management Team. He retired from the Harrison Arkansas fire department in 1996 and while at Harrison was a volunteer member of the NPS Buffalo National River (Arkansas) Search and Rescue Team and participated in SAR activities with the team. In 2003, after the Columbia Shuttle Disaster, James worked as a Training Specialist with the Southern Area Red Team (National Type I Incident Management Team) and SAR personnel from the Puget Sound (WA-TF1) FEMA USAR Task Force at Nacogdoches Texas.

(Workshop Gen/Mgt 8) James Russell McCullar II is a Lieutenant with the City of Batesville (Mississippi) Fire Department and an Associate Instructor with the Mississippi State Fire Academy. He works shifts as an engine company officer. His responsibilities include instruction and research in firefighting and technical rescue. His firefighting and rescue career began with the Lafayette County Fire Department in Oxford, MS, as a volunteer firefighter, where he ascended to the rank of Station Captain. In 2009, he earned his Masters Degree in Homeland Security at the University of Mississippi where he also received a Bachelor of Business Administration in Management in 2005.

Over a nine-year career, he maintains certificate training in excess of 2000 hours and over 1000 hours of certificate instruction in technical rescue. He challenged and completed the NASAR SARTECH I exam in May of 2009. In 2010, he began instructing the Overland Search and Rescue Course for the Mississippi Office of Homeland Security (MOHS). Mr. McCullar spends his time instructing other firefighters around the state of Mississippi and resides in Oxford, Mississippi. (Workshop Technical 1, 4 and 5)

Leslie Middleton has a passion for interdisciplinary work. An attorney in the field of criminal justice since 1980, she has prosecuted and handled cases on appeal from circuit court all the way to the United States Supreme Court. She has represented the Department of Correction and her last job with the State of Arkansas was as the founding director of the Arkansas Sentencing Commission. In addition, she has taught Criminal Law and Evidence courses at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock since 1992. Depth psychology has been an interest of Leslie’s since the early nineties and has culminated in her completion of a PhD in Mythology with an Emphasis in Depth Psychology in 2009. In her dissertation, she explored stories about mothers who murdered their children in myth, literature and real life in combination with the rules of evidence and her personal dreams. Dogs have always been part of her life, but she is a relative newcomer to the SAR world with the training of her Golden Retriever, Ian, starting in 2008.

The courtroom, the classroom, and the field are all her areas of search.

(Workshop SAR DOG SIG 4) Philip Miller has been with Prince William County, VA Fire and Rescue since 1998.

He is a Rescue 3 Instructor for water and rope teaching with the Rescue 3 VA group. Phil took his first water rescue class in 1999 and was assigned to a station with water rescue responsibilities for 7 years. He is currently a fire fighter/medic working on a transport ALS unit but remains active with the county water group. This is also Phil’s 2nd year of being the Swiftwater/Flood track coordinator for the NASAR conference. (Workshop Water 3 and SIG 3)

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Craig B. Nash has been employed with the Tupelo Fire Department for 16 years and has held the rank of Captain for the last 11. In 2008, he also became employed by the Mississippi Office of Homeland Security, serving as an Urban Search and Rescue Coordinator. He is an instructor for the Mississippi State Fire Academy, Special Rescue International, Mississippi State University Extension Service, and Itawamba Community College. Craig’s education includes an AAS in Fire Service, NASAR SARTECH II and he maintains certification in numerous fire and rescue courses. He is a 3rd year student of the National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officers Program. Craig resides in Tupelo, MS with his 4 year old daughter and wife. (Workshop Tech 4 and 5) Jeffrey L. Pellegrino, Ph.D., Assistant Director, Faculty Professional Development Center, Kent State University. Dr. Pellegrino is Chair of the First Aid Sub-Council within the American Red Cross Advisory Council on First Aid, Aquatics, Safety and Preparedness and a member of the International First Aid Science Advisory Board. He is a Wilderness EMT. In addition to his decades with the Red Cross, he has more than 30 years experience with outdoor programs in wilderness and remote areas, including with Boy Scouts of America. He was a key participant on the task force of subject matter experts that developed guidelines for wilderness first aid that have been adopted by Boy Scouts of America, the American Red Cross and other organizations. He was the primary writer for the new program’s Instructor’s Manual.

(Workshop Gov/HLS/USAR 2) Fred ”Slim” Ray (Water 1) Kenn Silligman is a member of the South County Fire Authority CERT Team; located in Tracy, California. He currently serves as the Training Section Leader, Instructor and Team Leader. He has been involved in Search and Rescue since 1977 in ground search, cave SAR and is currently a P.O.S.T trained SAR Tracker. He is also a Paramedic currently working for the California Transplant Donor Network as a Placement Coordinator and has been a NASAR member since 2000. (Workshop Gov/HLS/USAR 3)

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Rob Speiden began his tracking experiences while growing up on a farm in Orange County, Virginia. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Biological Systems Engineering from Virginia Tech. His formal tracking education began, after joining a volunteer mountain rescue group in southwest Virginia, where he completed the Field Team Signcutter (FTS) class taught by the Virginia Department of Emergency Services (now VDEM) in 1996. He later went on to study human tracking from instructors in a variety of tracking-related disciplines including Greg Fuller, Charles Worsham, William Bodziak, David Scott-Donelan, Kent Hicks and Joel Hardin. He is an active member of the Southwest Virginia Mountain Rescue Group, Commonwealth Search and Rescue, the Search and Rescue Tracking Institute, 1st Special Response Group and the International Society of Professional Trackers. He continues to instruct for VDEM as the Course Coordinator for the FTS course and he privately operates the Natural Awareness Tracking School, LLC. With participation in over one hundred documented searches and teamwork, Rob has used tracking and awareness skills to successfully find several lost persons.

In 2007, he was awarded Virginia’s highest Search and Rescue Award - The Lisa Hannon Award. In 2009, Rob published the book titled Foundations for Awareness, Signcutting and Tracking that continues to be sold around the world. (Workshop Gen/Mgt 5 ) Craig Schultz is currently a Sr. Scientist, Animal Behavior and Sensory Innovation, at Hill’s Pet Nutrition, Incorporated. With nearly 18 years of experience in the exotic and domestic animal training/behavior management industry, he lectures annually for the North American Veterinary Post Graduate Institute, The American Veterinary Medical Association and has been a featured guest speaker for veterinary colleges at Kansas State University and the University of Florida. Past professional positions include National K9 Instructor for the USDA’s National Detector Dog Training Center, Animal Behavior Program Manager for the Palm Beach Zoo, Animal Trainer at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, Behavioral Husbandry Trainer for the Jacksonville Zoological Gardens, and Animal Trainer

for Sea World. Craig also serves as a contributing member of the Scientific Working Group on Dog and Orthogonal detector Guidelines (SWGDOG). In the past 10 years, Craig has served as a consultant on animal training/behavior modification programs, presented workshops and seminars to students and professionals from around the world, served on various professional animal husbandry committees, as well as, authoring and co-authoring papers in the areas of animal behavior and animal management practices. Craig also assists in training canines for search and rescue in the disciplines of disaster, wilderness and human remains. (Workshop SAR Dog 6,7, 8 and 9) Tiffanie Turner has earned the NASAR SARTECH II and K9 SARTECH HRD Land certifications and has been involved in SAR since 2004. Tiffanie is the vice-president for Cen-Tex SAR and currently fields two border collies with national credentials from multiple agencies. Notable searches have been deployments to hurricane Ike recovery and several criminal investigations, as well as multiple drowning recoveries across the state of Texas. Tiffanie has been involved in training dogs for over 30 years and horses for over 25 years.

Tiffanie obtained a B.S. in Biomedical Science from Texas A&M University and is currently employed at the Texas A&M large animal hospital as a large animal radiology technologist.

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Bill Weber has been a member of Alameda County Sheriffs Office Rescue Unit since 1972 and currently holds the position of Assistant Chief. A Life Member of NASAR since the late 1970’s (Life Member #0133), he holds two teaching credentials from the State of California Chancellors Office for Community Colleges. He has previously presented at NASAR Conferences, SAR City in Barstow CA, SAREX which is sponsored by the State of California Office of Emergency Services, local BATSAR (Bay Area Training for Search and Rescue) events, and several community college SAR programs. He also has served several terms as the Training Officer for the Alameda County Sheriffs Office Search and Rescue Team. He is a NASAR SARTECH II Lead Evaluator and NASAR certified instructor for the ISAR, FUNSAR and MLPI programs.

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Andrea Zaferes has 22 years teaching thousands of water rescue/recovery personnel worldwide. Andrea is Vice President of Lifeguard Systems, a NAUI/ACUC Course Director, noted author, a medico legal death investigator, and public speaker. She has received such awards as the DAN-Rolex Diver of the year and the Beneath the Sea Diver of the Year. (Workshop Water 8 and 9)

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