KRS 39F.183 (handler training requirements)
State Search Dog Committee Meeting 03/26/09
Lannis proposed a cover letter to General Heltzl to recommend a Search Dog Evaluation Advisory Committee to oversee/approve applications, grievances, etc. Members should represent all the teams. Also to show a team effort by all the SARdog teams.
Plan for a two year time frame for all teams in the state to begin testing at State certificate level. This will give everyone an opportunity to get ready and for Committee to make the certification process run smoothly.
Need quarterly update of state teams (kept by KyEM) and kept available for EOC resources.
Revisions:
Page 4: State Certification Test Application Proce4ss. Om’s it Wendel H. Ford Center paragraph.
Insert, 90 days prior to testing for paragaraph number 5. This allows time for the applications to be reviewed, approved, declined or further information requested.
Change address to submitted to: State Search and Rescue Committee Chair (add address) (consider Don Franklin, National Guard Armory, Somerset, KY)
Page 5: Prerequisites for Certification Testing (see application) The only dogs that must be working on-lead are trailing dogs.
Page 9: Change to No aggressive dogs will be tested (Schutzhund okay) See modified Ky Handler Search Dog requirements
Page 10: Remove Tie Out. Move the rest through page 12 to an evaluation form. See Water Evaluation form for formatting guideline.
Add qualifications & requirements for Evaluators.
Page 13: Evaluator Procedures – add the 5 year experience in area of discipline to be evaluated. Lead evaluator (of the three evaluators) shall be the person with the most experience.
Page 14: Have a discussion at the beginning of evaluation process that if a handler happens to see the victim before the dog locates the victim they should notify the evaluators and allow the dog to finish the exercise without cueing the dog.
Page 14: Grievance committee shall be two members from KyEM and three members of the SARDog Advisory committee who are not involved in the grievance.
Page 15: Remove Tie Out
Page 18: At the beginning of certification two of the five agility components will be drawn for the dog/handler to complete. Three of five obedience components will be drawn. All socialization will be required unless the CGC or FEMA non-aggression test have been completed and submitted as part of the application.
Page 20: Change Hasty search distance to 1/8 to ¼ mile.
Page 23: Delete the page, insert the Hasty Trailing Test for Wilderness & Urban and the 1 hours tests (from Kevin & Bud)
Page 26: Section A, subsection (1) change wording to be any/or all of the above….
Last sentence – If a hide is not located not necessarily a fail, however, a false indication is an immediate fail.
Page 27: Omit shoreline test.
Page 28: Change 3rd bullet from …10-15 ft of the hide …to Within reasonable distance ( for example…2 times the depth, and considerations for wind, weather, climate, etc).
Appendix: Revise all forms….several in progress already.
Tam: Add FEMA Non-Aggression test to requirements for socialization. And Cadaver, Water & Air Scent Forms.
Lannis: Activating his Administrative Assistant
Bud: Redo Trailing evaluations
Present:
Lannis Garnett
Fonzy Medley
Tam & Buck Bumgardner
Bud Dixon