SEARCH AND RESCUE CONTACTS IN USA

California:

• CARDA - The California Rescue Dog Association, Inc.
• SEB Search Dogs

Colorado

• LCSAR - Los Angeles Search Dogs

Florida

• Florida Special Response Team-A (FL SRT-A)

Georgia

• Dogs South Search and Rescue
• Georgia Rescue Dog Association

Idaho

• ISAR - Idaho Search and Rescue Dogs

Illinois

• ISAR Illinois Search & Rescue
• Metro K-9 & Mounted Search and Rescue Squad

Maine

• Maine Search and Rescue Dogs (MESARD)

Maryland

• Chesapeake Search Dogs (CHESARDA, INC)

• Fairfax County Urban Search & Rescue: As all SAR Teams this is a wonderful team that is working hard due to Tuesday's tragic events!

New Jersey

• SARCNJ - Search and Rescue Council of New Jersey

New Mexico

• The Mountain Canine C.

Oregon

• Search ONE K-9 Detection

Pennsylvania

• Pennsylvania Search & Rescue Council

Texas

• Search One Rescue

Virginia:

• The Appalachian Search and Rescue
• K-9 Alert Search and Rescue Dogs

Washington:

• King County Search Dogs
• GSSD: German Shepherd Search Dogs of Washington State (GSSD) is a nonprofit volunteer group of people who use dogs of various breeds to search for lost or missing persons in wilderness, urban, cadaver, avalanche, and drowning situations.

Other Important SAR Links:

FEMA: The Federal Emergency Management Agency -- FEMA -- is an independent agency of the federal government, reporting to the President. visit FEMA's website

ARDA: The American Rescue Dog Association (ARDA) is the nation's oldest airscenting search dog organization. ARDA was founded in 1972 by Bill and Jean Syrotuck, who refined the concept of the airscenting search dog and adapted it to wilderness situations. Visit ARDA's website