Volunteers of the K-9 Team specialize in the use of highly trained dogs to assist missing or injured persons in wilderness, water, avalanche or disaster.
In celebration of our 40th anniversary, we asked the community at our annual fundraiser what their favorite K-9 Team memory was. We were humbled and amazed at the responses!
"Seeing the devotion to serving others with enthusiasm. The long-term service of many - people and dogs. There is not much you can say about Chuck Melvin, that doesn't include helping, training, and serving others. Thanks to all of you volunteers."
"I have been fortunate to have assisted K-9 in the past on rescues and retrievals. This K-9 Team shows much respect and professionalism. Thanks to you all."
"5 years ago, your team and wonderful dogs pulled out the stops in an all out effort to look for my Dad ... Your compassion and professionalism was exemplary! Thank you so much."
K-9 Search and Rescue Team, Inc. is committed to providing search and rescue resources of the highest quality to public safety agencies. Our Team is dedicated to the continuing education of themselves and others.
K-9 Search and Rescue Team Inc. is a non-profit 100% volunteer organization that is on-call 24-hours a day, 365 days a year, regardless of weather conditions or circumstances, to assist local, state, and federal agencies in the search for missing persons, headquartered in Dolores, Colorado.
The Team has been asked to respond to wilderness, water, snow, urban, evidence, homicide, aircraft, and disaster-type searches, providing assistance to 12 states all over the US. At the time of this writing, the Team has responded to over 550 missions since its founding in 1984. K-9 Search and Rescue Team, Inc. has responded to twelve different states, including California, Colorado, New Mexico, Idaho and Alaska. The quickest find was fourteen minutes, the longest distance was 1.25 miles and the longest search was eleven days.
Additionally, Team members have been asked to lecture and teach canine search theory and practice in many areas. Members also spend many hours each year fundraising and conducting public awareness presentations.
Organization name
K-9 Search and Rescue Team, Inc.
other names
K-9 SAR
1984
Tax id (EIN)
84-1127355
Category
Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness & Relief
Organization Size
Small Organization
Address
35 Railroad AveMailing
PO Box 487CO, US