Professional Credentials:

Professional credentials are earned and are awarded by a recognized professional organization to verify one’s professional qualifications and competence. They attest to a formal process and successful completion of set forth criteria by professional organizations.

***Federal Bureau of Investigations background clearance is a requirement prior to team membership.

  • Basic First Aid

  • CPR, AED, Infant CPR (BLS/ACLS/PALS)

  • Pet First Aid/CPR/K9 Trauma

  • Crime Scene Preservation

  • Hazardous Materials

  • OSHA HazMat Human Remains- biohazard compliance

  • NIMS 100, 200, 700, 800

  • Bloodborne Pathogens

  • Bloodborne Pathogens Awareness Training

  • Lost Person Investigation/Questionnaire

  • Land Navigation

  • Canine Good Citizen Testing

  • Rope Skills/Rescue Knots/Harnesses/Extraction

  • UTM/GIS/GPS Training and Navigation

Other mandated training and certifications required for specialty team positions in:

  • NIMS 317, 809

  • Alzheimer’s Missing persons behavior training (State of FL Training)

  • United States of America-Federal Aviation Administration Part 107a UAC licensing

  • National Association of Search and Rescue SAR Tech III advanced level SAR Tech II for K9 handlers

  • IS-242.C Effective Communication

  • Helicopters in Search and Rescue

  • FEMA's Community Emergency Response Team Basic Training (CERT)

  • Boating Safety Course

  • Human Trafficking

  • Child Abduction Response Team (CART with FDLE)

  • Advanced First Aid and NASAR Wilderness First Aid/CPR 

  • Day and Night Operations in Land Navigation

  • Rescue Rope, Knots for Handler/ K9 and/or Patient Assessment & Packaging

  • Structural Collapse Awareness

  • Confined Space Training (Awareness Level)

  • Lost Person Behavior (LPB)

  • NASAR Caltopo for SAR Mission Management