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Here are some details about my background in search and rescue and public safety
Current Affiliations
- Affiliate member - Field Support/Planning Specialist, Alpha Team K9 Search and Rescue, 2006 - Present
- Operator/Planning Specialist, Georgia Department of Natural Resources Search and Rescue Team (SART), 2004 -
Present
- Member, Board of Directors, SART Chapter of Friends of Georgia State Parks, 2007-Present
Current Projects
- Lost Person Behavior research in Georgia - cooperating with Robert Koester
in collecting, compiling, and analyzing lost-person incident reports from Georgia. The results should help us
find subjects more promptly and in better condition through the use of better search planning
- Search pre-plan writing - Georgia Wildlife Management Areas - currently working to create search pre-plans for
the Pine Log Wildlife Management Area, near Cartersville, Ga.
Current Credentials
- SARTECH I, National Association for Search and Rescue
- Lead Evaluator, SARTECH II and III, National Association for Search and Rescue
- Instructor, Fundamentals of Search and Rescue and Introduction to Search and Rescue
- Managing the Lost Person Incident course, National Association for Search and Rescue
- Plans Section Chief course, National Association for Search and Rescue
- Inland SAR Coordinator's course, US National SAR School, US Air Force
Academic
- University of Georgia, Bachelor of Science, 1986
- Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, Graduate, Basic Criminal Investigator Course, 1987
- Northwest Georgia Regional Police Academy, Honor Graduate, 1988
- Georgia Fire Academy, Graduate, Basic Firefighters Course, 1992
Law Enforcement
- Cartersville Police Department, Patrol Officer and Canine Officer, 1989-1991
Fire Service
- Gordon County Fire Department, Volunteer Firefighter/First Responder, 1988-1995
Emergency Management
- Bartow County Emergency Management Agency, 1991-1997
Search and Rescue
- Cartersville Police Department, 1990-1991, Assisted in searches as a canine officer
- Gordon County Fire Department, 1988-1995, Assisted in searches as a volunteer firefighter; also
participated in the response to the Blizzard of 1993
- Bartow County Emergency Management Agency, 1991-1997, Assisted in searches as a volunteer searcher; also participated
in response to Palm Sunday tornadoes of 1994
- Georgia Department of Natural Resources Search and Rescue Team (SART), 1994-Present, Assisted in
several searches as a searcher or search planner, including the Meredith Emerson search; also assisted
with event plans section for the Twisted Ankle trail marathons at "Sloppy" Floyd State Park
- Alpha Team K9 Search and Rescue (ATSAR), 2006(?)-Present, Assisted in
several searches as a searcher or search planner.
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