Massachusetts Rescue and Recovery K9 Unit, Inc. 

  

 

Gail McCarthy
Founder, Massachusetts Rescue and Recovery K9 Unit, Inc.
Former Member and President
Not Currently Callout Qualified through MARK9
Former Airscent\HRD Training Director


SAR MEMBERSHIPS:

Massachusetts Rescue and Recovery K9 Unit (Founder/President, 2007 - 2015)
FEMA Massachusetts Task Force 1 (Canine Search Specialist, 1995 - 2015)
Northeast Wilderness Search & Rescue (Charter Member/Board of Directors, 1999 - To Date)
Massachusetts Search and Rescue Dog Committee (Chairperson, 1999 - 2015)
1st Special Response Group, Inc. (Canine Handler, 1999 - To Date)
Canine Search & Recovery, Inc. (Individual Member, 1998 - To Date)
California Swiss Search Dog Association, Inc. (Supporting Member, 1999 - March, 2005)
Network of Canine Detection Services, Inc. (Supporting Member, 1998 - July, 2006)
National Search and Rescue Association, Inc. (Individual Member, 2001 - 2006)



SAR CANINE TRAINING:

06/92 - 11/95       Search Dogs Northeast (Initial Search Dog Training)
08/95 - 01/15  FEMA MA TF 1 (Continuing Search Dog Training)
11/95 - 02/96       Disaster & Wilderness GroundSearchers 
                            (Co-Founder/Continuing Search Dog Training)
02/96 - 02/07       Massachusetts Canine Response Team
                            (Founder/Continuing Search Dog Training)
02/07 - 12/15  Massachusetts Rescue and Recovery K9 Unit
                            (Founder/Continuing Search Dog Training)



 

SAR CONFERENCES AND OTHER RELATED SEMINARS:

10/93    NASAR Fundamentals of Search and Rescue, Springfield, MA
01/94    Winter Survival Course, Burlington, VT
07/94    Alzheimer Awareness Course, MEMA, Framingham, MA
09/94    Crime Scene Preservation, SARA, Framingham, MA
09/95    Berkshire Mountain 3-Day Conference, BMSAR, Pittstown, MA
10/95    Canadian SAR Scene, Montreal, Canada
11/95    First Responder, HIRT, Waltham, MA
09/96    State Mock Search, SARA, Ft. Devons, MA
05/97    FEMA Canine Specialist Course, FEMA. Camp Atterbury, Ill.
05/98    UDC Air-Scent Seminar, St. Louis, Ill
06/98    Willy Grundherr Disaster Dog Seminar, MO TF 1/NE TF 1, Lincoln, NE
06/98    FEMA Disaster Dog Seminar, NE TF 1, Lincoln, NE
11/98    Canine First Aid, PDPC, Wayland, MA
12/98    Cadaver Seminar, CSI, Charlottesville, VA
05/99    Maine State SAR Training, MESARD, Portland, ME
08/99    Cadaver Seminar, CSI, Charlottesville, VA
09/99    Berkshire Mountain 3-Day Conference, BMSAR, Pittstown, MA
11/99    New England Working Dog Seminar, CSI, Suffield, CT
03/00    Working Dog Seminar, CSI, Holly Springs, AR
08/00    SAR Introduction Seminar, NEWSAR, Pittston, VT
08/00    Cadaver Seminar, CSI, Frankenmuth, MI
09/00    Disaster Dog Scenario-Based Search Dog Training, CSI, Midland, MI
10/00    ARDA Annual Conference & Working Dog (GSD) Seminar,
             SARDOM, La Plata, MD
05/01    Crime Scene Preservation, MSP, New Braintree, MA
09/01    Berkshire Mountain Conference, BMSAR, Pittstown, MA
04/02    Rebman/Koenig Basic Cadaver 56-Hour Course, Stroudsburg, PA
05/02    Jonni Joyce Water Seminar, Windsor Locks, CT
05/02    UDC SAR Cadaver Seminar, Fall River, MA
04/03    Rebman/Koenig Advanced Cadaver 56-Hour Course, Stroudsburg, PA
09/03    HRD Scenario Training, Rescue & Recovery Search Dogs, Media, PA
02/04    NEWSAR POD Factoring Class, Beverly, MA
07/04    Weapons of Mass Destruction Awareness Training, MA-TF 1
08/04    NEWSAR Annual Conference, Pittsford, VT
01/06    MBTA Subway Terrorism Training, MA-TF 1

 

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SAR CERTIFICATIONS:

10/93   NASAR SAR Tech III, Springfield, MA
04/95   First Responder, HIRT, Waltham, MA
05/97   FEMA Canine Disaster Certification, Level II, Camp Atterbury, Ill
                (K9 Harlow)
08/96   Map and Compass Certification, DFW, Gardner, MA
06/97   Map and Compass Certification, DFW, Gardner, MA
09/98   Ropes I Certifications, FEMA, New Bedford, MA
07/99   Hazardous Materials Awareness, FEMA, Beverly, MA
04/00   NASAR SAR Tech II, Washington, DC
05/00   Certified Massachusetts State Air-Scent Wilderness Dog (K9 Harlow)
                (Certified under Massachusetts Search and Rescue Dog Standards)
06/00   Annual CPR Certification, American Red Cross, Wilmington, MA
12/00   40-Hour Hazardous Materials OSHA Course/Basic First Aid/CPR,
            EBI, Cambridge, MA
12/00   Basic First Aid/CPR Certification, EBI, Cambridge, MA
05/01   8-Hour Refresher Hazardous Materials OSHA Course,
            OcuServe, Waltham, MA  (Also, Facemask Fitness Certification)
07/01   Annual CPR Certification, American Red Cross, Haverhill, MA
12/01   MASSARDF Certified Massachusetts State Basic Level Cadaver Dog   (K9 Xoe)
              (Certified under Massachusetts State Search and Rescue Dog Federation Standards)
02/02   First Responder & CPR, Medford Hospital, MA
03/02   8-Hour Refresher Hazardous Materials OSHA Course, OcuServe, Wilmington, MA
04/02   Rebman/Koenig Basic Cadaver Proficiency Test, Stroudsburg, PA (K9 Xoe)
02/03   MASSARDF Certified Massachusetts State Advanced Level Cadaver Dog   (K9 Xoe)
              (Certified under Massachusetts State Search and Rescue Dog Federation Standards)
03/03   8-Hour Refresher Hazardous Materials OSHA Course, On-Line Course, DEP
11/03   FEMA Canine Disaster Certification, Level II, MetroDade-FLTF1, FL  (K9 Bacco)
03/04   8-Hour Refresher Hazardous Materials OSHA Course, On-Line Course, DEP
07/04    Annual CPR Certification, American Red Cross, DEP
03/05    8-Hour Refresher Hazardous Materials OSHA Course, On-Line Course, DEP
07/05    Annual CPR Certification, American Red Cross, DEP
10/05    FEMA Canine Disaster Certification, Level I, Indianapolis-INTF1, IN (K9 Bacco)
03/05    8-Hour Refresher Hazardous Materials OSHA Course, On-Line Course, DEP
06/06    Annual CPR Certification, American Red Cross, DEP
07/06    MASSARDF Re-Certified Massachusetts State Advanced Level Cadaver Dog   (K9 Xoe)


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NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (NIMS) INDEPENDENT STUDY COURSES:

01/05    IS 200
10/05    IS 300
02/05    IS 400
05/05    IS 700
03/06    IS 800


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MAJOR CANINE DEPLOYMENTS:

12/99    Worcester Cold Storage Fire, MATF1 Response 1999
02/03    Columbia Shuttle Incident, East Texas Federal Response 2003
01/05    Quincy Shipyard Collapse, MATF1 Response 2005
05/05    Jennifer Fay LPDAM Investigation Team Search
10/05    Melanie Melanson LPDAM Investigation Team Search


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 SAR RECOGNITION:

09/01   Massachusetts State Senate Citation:  For personal dedication in
            the promotion of Volunteer Canine SAR in the Commonwealth of
            Massachusetts

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WORKING CANINES: