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Ohio Special Response Team K-9, BESA, wins major national award!
The Ohio Special Response Team is proud to announce that our very own BESA. with handler Sarah Gentry, was awarded the "Search and Rescue ACE Award".
Jun 20, 20252 min read
Ohio Special Response Team Search K-9 Achieves “First in Nation” Credential!
OSRT Search K-9, Besa has become the first K-9 to achieve the “Human Trafficking” qualification from the United States Police Canine...
Apr 30, 20242 min read
Ohio Special Response Search Team – Winter & Night Search Video
The Ohio Special Response Team regularly practices conducting searches in all weather and light conditions. This video is a sample of our...
Mar 1, 20243 min read
Ohio Special Response Team Receives Award from Richland County Sheriff
Tuesday, 23 January, 2024 – Mansfield, Ohio – Eleven members of the Ohio Special Response Team Search and Rescue Units received awards...
Jan 23, 20242 min read
OSRT - Stepping Missing Persons Searches Up to The Next Level of Effectiveness
A child disappears from a campground. A senior with dementia wanders away from home. A teenager leaves a late-night party and drops off...
Jan 1, 20244 min read
OSRT Team Conducts Successful Search in Mansfield
OSRT personnel assist in transferring Jeffery from the extraction litter to the squad bed. Members shown: Jeremy Artzner, Denise Kroger,...
Sep 14, 20231 min read
Interested in Joining the Ohio Special Response Team? Here are Some of Your Options.
The Ohio Special Response Team (OSRT) provides a wide range of services to the “Authorities Having Jurisdiction”. In Ohio, these...
Mar 2, 20232 min read
What's it Take to Become a Serious Search And Rescue K-9 and Handler?
Reality-wise, virtually any intelligent dog can become a search and rescue K-9. After all, most dogs are essentially born with a great...
Feb 2, 20233 min read
Ohio Special Response Team Delivers Search Training to Northeastern Ohio SWAT
Ohio Special Response Search & Rescue Team (OSRT) delivered a day-long training event to the Northeastern Ohio Metro SWAT group.
May 31, 20221 min read
Need a Search Dog? Not all K-9s are created equal...
Some of the absolute critical elements – success factors – of any K-9 search for a missing person can be illuminated as a combination of the qualifications of the dog; the qualifications of the dog handler; the experience of both; and the support team they bring with them.
Mar 1, 20223 min read
Ohio Special Response Search Team Assists in Search for Gahanna Teen
On February 21st, Ali Shegow (17), went missing in the raging flood waters of Big Walnut Creek, in Gahanna, Ohio.
Feb 1, 20222 min read
OSRT Search and Rescue K-9s Wow Atwood Fall Festival Attendees
The Ohio Special Response Search & Rescue Team (OSRT) announces members of the search and rescue team contributed time and expertise during the Atwood Fall Festival October 1st-3rd. Team members introduced 7 of their Search and Rescue K-9s to the public.
Sep 30, 20211 min read
OSRT Search and Rescue K-9 Team Members Certified in High Level Search Techniques
Members of Ohio Special Response Team (OSRT) K-9 Unit attended The United States Police Canine Association (USPCA) certification program in Kettering, Ohio, successfully qualifying for their human remains search credential.
Oct 30, 20202 min read
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