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

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

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