PSARC Air Scent K-9 Specialist Evaluation Standards and Performance Expectation Guidelines [ 97 KB ] The Pennsylvania Search and Rescue Council Air Scent K-9 Specialist Evaluation Standards and Performance Expectation Guidelines are developed to:
1. Provide user agencies and SAR managers with recommended performance expectations for both the SAR dog and the handler at a search scene
2. Provide an operating guideline for teams that are in line with nationally accepted guidelines for the performance of SAR teams
3. Designate minimum skill standards for Air Scent Search and Rescue Dogs in Pennsylvania.
PSARC Trailing K-9 Specialist Evaluation Standards and Performance Expectation Guidelines [ 97 KB ] The Pennsylvania Search and Rescue Council Trailing K-9 Specialist Evaluation Standards and Performance Expectation Guidelines are developed to:
1. Provide user agencies and SAR managers with recommended performance expectations for both the SAR dog and the handler at a search scene
2. Provide an operating guideline for teams that are in line with nationally accepted guidelines for the performance of SAR teams
3. Designate minimum skill standards for Air Scent Search and Rescue Dogs in Pennsylvania.