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Ohio Special Response Team partners with 6 Ohio County EMA Directors to provide CERT members with advanced training and field exercises.
Team members use a rope rescue belay to aid in extracting a Stokes Basket down ten flights of stairs. OSRT has joined forces with County...
May 20, 20252 min read
Ohio Attorney General Posts 2023 Missing Children Status Report
May 25th has come and gone, with barely a ripple in the media supporting public awareness of National Missing Children's Day. Every year,...
May 25, 20242 min read
Hug-a-Tree Program Can Save Lost Children
On Saturday, March 4, Ohio Special Response Team (OSRT) Captain Bill Menker presented a “Hug-a-Tree and Survive” program to a group of...
Mar 1, 20231 min read
In the US, a child goes missing every 90 seconds. School transport personnel can make a difference!
Captain Alan Plastow, of the Ohio Special Response Team, Stark County Search and Rescue Unit, delivered a 2.5-hour presentation to over...
Feb 1, 20232 min read
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