Canine Search Specialist – Instructor-Led Training
9P1331 – 24.00 Hours
Schedule
| Details Buttons | Dates | Location | Class | Price | Register Buttons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/23/25 – 10/25/25 | College Station, TX | FP 9P1331 25 | $1700.00 | Register |
This schedule is subject to change without notice. If you have not received confirmation of the class prior to the class start, please contact the division at (866) 878-8900 or [email protected] to get the latest schedule.
Course Description
The Instructor-Led Training (ILT) component of the Canine Search Specialist course is designed to provide Urban Search and Rescue Task Force personnel with the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to select, train, and work with current and future disaster search canines. This course is appropriate for canine handlers that will work with either Live-Find (LF) or Human Remains Detection (HRD) canine during search and rescue operations as part of Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) Task Force (TF). Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to successfully perform the position of Canine Search Specialist on a US&R team.
This course is 24 hours of face-to-face training. Prior to attending this face-to-face training course, students must successfully complete the Computer-Based Training (CBT) Canine Search Specialist course (Course Code: 9P1330) that is approximately 16 hours.
Register now for the Canine Search Specialist – CBT course.
Prerequisites
This course requires the prior completion of TEEX Course 9P1330 Computer-Based Training (CBT) component of Canine Search Specialist.
Members of FEMA US&R Task Forces should complete the exact same CBT course (Course Code: 9P1330) at www.esf9training.org which is a Learning Management System created by TEEX for the FEMA National US&R Response System designed for task forces to automatically track all of their training certificates, qualifications, expiration, and personnel ability to deploy.
Participants must bring their certificate of completion on the first day of class. Participants that have not completed the CBT portion will be removed from the class.
Course Completion Requirements
Participants Must Provide
- a photo identification on the first day of class. See the Participant Handbook for approved forms of identification and additional guidelines.
Attendance Requirements
Class attendance is an essential part of the education process and participants in TEEX courses are expected to attend all class sessions and field exercises. This course requires participants to attend a minimum of 80% of the class hours as a component of successful course completion. During the course, your instructor will review any additional attendance requirements, for example a field exercise that cannot be missed
Upon successful completion, you will be able to:
- Disaster Search Fundimentals
- Practical Application of Agility, Direction and Control
- Search Strategy
- Advanced Disaster Search Skills
- Operational Exercise
Suggested Audience
- Search and Rescue Personnel
- State Urban Search and Rescue Personnel
- Structural Collapse Response Personnel
- Fire Department Responders
- Law Enforcement Personnel
- Emergency Medical Services Personnel
- County/State/Federal Responders
- National Guard and DoD Personnel
- Public Health and Health Care Workers
Other Information
TEEX is the National Contract Training Provider for the FEMA National Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) System and this course was developed under contract for US&R personnel. This ILT course is the same curriculum and instructors utilized for courses taught to the FEMA National US&R System.
TEEX has provided training to National US&R and SUSAR task forces since 1998 and your department can be confident that training provided by TEEX will meet credentialing and validation requirements because TEEX adheres to all of the requirements set forth by the FEMA US&R Program Office.
Government Programs
- GSA contract number: GS-07F-0357V. GSA customers, to register please contact [email protected] or call (866) 878-8900.
Contact Information
Clint Arnett
Rescue Training Manager
Phone: (979) 458-5636 | (866) 878-8900
Email: [email protected]