ARIZONA SEARCH TRACK AND RESCUE INC

Causes: Disaster Aid, Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness & Relief, Safety Education

Mission:  To provide, as a benefit to the public, specially trained search dogs, handlers, support and search management personnel for Search and Rescue of persons lost, trapped or incapacitated upon request of any agency or individual, day or night, within the state of Arizona, Nationally or Internationally, if requested.  To provide continuous training and education for dogs, handlers, support and search management personnel to improve & develop capabilities to ensure competent and capable SAR Dog Team operations, setting some of the highest operating standards nationwide.  AZ STaR is dedicated to promoting a greater appreciation for the utilization of search dogs in all scenarios where they might prove beneficial and help save lives. In the event of a missing child or loved one, the public has come to expect immediate response coupled with modern search management techniques from local agencies. In Arizona and throughout the nation, trained Search And Rescue (SAR) teams and (SAR) dog teams have consistently proven themselves as a valuable resource to the emergency services community and local law enforcement agencies when confronted with searching urban, wilderness and desert areas as well as locating victims of drowning. Arizona Search Track and Rescue, Inc. (AZ STaR) was formed to provide to the public, trained airscent and trailing dog/handler teams to assist in locating lost or missing persons. AZ STaR also has dog/handler teams specially trained in Alzheimer’s, cadaver and evidence searches. AZ STaR has certified air-scent, trailing, cadaver/human remains detection search dogs and search dogs specially trained for water work. AZ STaR also has additional dogs and their handlers in training as well as AZ STaR also has additional dogs and their handlers in training as well as multiple search management, support, & Law Enforcement Personnel specializing in investigations, Aircraft and their pilots specializing in Aerial Search and Photography, Linguistic Specialists, and many other specialized services to aid in the investigative process of locating your missing loved ones. AZ STaR responds at no charge to any individual or agency, nationally and internationally.