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K9 TEAMS

NWI K9 SAR Education Requirements

NIMS 100 ,200, 700, 800, HAZMAT Awareness, Blood Borne Pathogens, Basic Land Navigation/Compass use, Intro to Search Strategy and Tactics, Intro to Missing Person Behavior, Intro to Terrain Analysis, Incident Command, Building Construction/Hazards, Fire Scene Safety, Evidence Protection and Collection, Crime Scene Protocol, K9 First Aid/CPR, Human First Aid/CPR

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K9 CROOK

Handler:  Michelle Dvorscak

NWI K9 SAR - President

Certification: AWDA Wilderness HRD Land Type III, AWDA Wilderness Water Type V Shore Only, Wide Area Search Certificate TEEX, Ham Radio Technician II

Memberships: AWDA, CSAR, IPWDA, Illiana SAR

Retired Detective Sergeant Lake County Sheriff Department, Northwest Indiana Law Enforcement Academy, Chemical and Biological Weapons ILEA, Weapons of Mass Destruction/Terrorism Awareness TEEX, Indiana State Certified Generalist/Firearm Instructor ILETB, Crime Scene Evaluator Certification PATC, Active Shooter Response, Forensic Child Interview State of OH, Certified Hostage Negotiator PATC and FBI, Cerfied Reid Interrogator/Interviewer, Internal Affairs Investigation Certification PATC, Certified Professional Animal Cruelty Investigator, Hoosier Animal Law Officers Member, Forensic Pathology Investigator, Animal Housing Facilities - National Fire Protection Association Committee Member, Northwestern School of Management Law Enforcement Management Certification

 

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K9 PIPPA

Handler:  Karen Scobbie

NWI K9 SAR - Vice President

Certification: AWDA Wilderness HRD Land Type IV, AWDA Wilderness Water Type V Shore Only, NASAR SARTECH II, NASAR SARTECH III, NASAR Wilderness First Aid, NASAR GPS

Memberships:  AWDA, NASAR. CSAR

 

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K9 IVANKA

Handler:  Stephanie Baker

NWI K9 SAR - Treasurer

Certification: AWDA Wilderness HRD Land Type III

Memberships:  AWDA

 

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K9 MILO

Handler:  Stephanie Baker

NWI K9 SAR - Treasurer

Pre-Certification

Memberships:  AWDA

 

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K9 FRANKIE

Handler:  Julie Wencloff

NWI K9 SAR - Secretary

Certifications:  AWDA Wilderness HRD Land Type III and Wilderness HRD Water Type V Shore Only

NASAR SARTECH II, NASAR SARTECH III, NASAR Wilderness First Aid

Memberships:  AWDA,

NASAR 

 

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K9 VALLI

Handler:  Julie Wencloff

NWI K9 SAR - Secretary

Certifications:  AWDA Wilderness HRD Land Type IV and Wilderness HRD Water Type V Shore Only

NASAR SARTECH II, NASAR SARTECH III, NASAR Wilderness First Aid

Memberships:  AWDA,

NASAR 

 

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K9 DAX

Handler:  Nick Dvorscak

NWI K9 SAR - Board Member

Certifications:  AWDA Wilderness HRD Land Type IV and Wilderness HRD Water Type V Shore Only 

NASAR Canine Search Specialist, NASAR SARTECH III, NASAR SAR Physical Fitness, Ham Radio Tech II, 

Memberships:  AWDA, NASAR, NSDA

Veteran USMC, Fire Officer III, IFSAC Instructor III, NIMS-CDP Authorized Trainer, Former Instructior Ivy Tech Fire Science Technology Program

 

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K9 THOR

Handler:  Peggy Jurek

NWI K9 SAR - Member

Certifications:  AWDA Wilderness HRD Land Type IV and Wilderness HRD Water Type IV

Memberships:  AWDA

 

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K9 XERA

Handler:  Jim Kelly

NWI K9 SAR - Member

Memberships:  AWDA

Veteran USAF, Retired Sergeant Gary, IN PD, MS in Public Safety Administration

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K9 ORLA

Handler:  Lynn DuRocher

NWI K9 SAR - Member

Search Support, Pre-Certification

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K9 ECHO - PUBLIC RELATIONS

Handler:  Denise Duriga

NWI K9 SAR - Member

Search Support, Team Photographer

Veteran USAF

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