Team members are trained in rescue boat operations but we have taken our training a step further. We have been trained to utilize our boats to work with handlers from SAR & Law Enforcement K-9 units for Live Scent & HRD (Human Remains Detection). We have trained with members of Northeast Wilderness SAR, Rensselaer County SAR, Northeast Mobile SAR, Berkshire Mountain SAR, Vermont State Police and Massachusetts State Police.
Below is a short video of Rensselaer County SAR & the Tri-State Emergeny Team conducting Live Scent training with a Team diver.
This video is actually over 4 minutes long showing how the K-9 acts and reacts to a scent in the water.
The video shows the end result. Great job by everyone who attended!
Special thanks goes to Neil Raymond (Retired) from the Massachusetts State Police K-9 Unit!
