Meet The Team
Composed entirely of volunteers, our mission is to provide certified canine teams in support of law enforcement and emergency management search and rescue operations.
Visit our Contact Us page and request an application. Let us know if your looking to become a volunteer or a member with or without a K9 partner.
We train weekly, rain or shine. Active team members participate in regular fundraising or public relations activities and attend outside events when possible.
Team owned equipment is provided to active members.
Interested in joining
the team?
Steve Allen
SAR Tech II
Todd Bourdette
SAR Tech II
K9 Rayne - Air Scent in Training
Samantha Sheaffer
SAR Tech II
K9 Larrikin- Air Scent- Certified NASAR Level II/ Article Search in Training
Lisa Rice
Sar Tech II / DCNR Field Team Leader
K9 Patriot - Trailing - Certified Level III AWDA
Human Remains - Certified AWDA and PSARC
K9 Freedom - Air Scent - Certified NASAR Level II
Denise Drabick
SAR Tech II
David Werner
Ground Support
Kara Swarthout
DCNR SAR Responder
K9 Yukon - Trailing in Training
Have Land?
Training these amazing animals takes time, money and patience. But another valuable tool for us is property. We visit a new training location every week, so having multiple locations to choose from is ideal. If you have property in or around Tioga County that you believe we could use, please reach out to us.
Shay Kerns-Barr
Sar Tech II
K9 Luna - Trailing - In Training
Kim Piasecki
Sar Tech II / DCNR Field Team Leader
K9 Andi - Air Scent - Certified NASAR Level II/Human Remains in Training
K9 Tatum - Trailing - Certified NASAR Level II
Kelly Werner
Ground Support
K9 Jakova - Human Remains In Training