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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 24, 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
Ohio Search Team Partners with the Dock Ellis Foundation to Optimize Search Coverage
The Search and Rescue members of the Ohio Special Response Team (OSRT) are proud to announce our alliance with the Dock Ellis Foundation....
Jan 6, 20223 min read
Search & Rescue Experts Help Boy Scouts with SAR Merit Badge
The Ohio Special Response Search & Rescue Team (OSRT) linked up with over 70 Boy Scouts to provide guidance & instruction in their Search & Rescue Merit Badge Program.
Jul 15, 20191 min read
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