EMAT K-9 Members

Ed Apple and Gus(retired) after 9/11

Ed Apple and Gus(retired) helped search the rubble at the Pentagon after 9/11

Ed Apple and Gus(retired) after 9/11

Ed Apple and Gus(retired) helped search the rubble at the Pentagon after 9/11

Ed Apple and Rain

Ed and Rain are USAR/EMAT certified and currently working and training with the Tennessee Task Force One, based in West Tennessee.

Deborah Burnett and Keno

Deborah and Keno are USAR/EMAT certified and currently working and training with the Tennessee Task Force One, based in West Tennessee. Deborah is the West Tennessee EMAT K-9 Coordinator.

Deborah Burnett and Taz

Deborah and Taz are EMAT certified. Taz's specialty training is Detection of Human Remains on Land and Detection of Live Victims in Wilderness Air Scent Search Work. The team assisted NASA for one week in Texas during the Space Shuttle Columbia Recovery.

Robert Chandler and Shady

Robert and Shady are USAR/EMAT certified and currently working and training with the Tennessee Task Force One, based in West Tennessee.

Robert Milner III and Buzz

Robert III and Buzz are USAR/EMAT certified and currently working and training with the Tennessee Task Force One, based in West Tennessee.

Robert Milner and Zeke

Robert and Zeke are USAR/EMAT certified and currently working and training with the Tennessee Task Force One, based in West Tennessee.

Mike Pohl and Tan

Mike and Tan are USAR/EMAT certified and currently working and training with the Tennessee Task Force One, based in West Tennessee.

Charlie Smith and Desi

Charlie and Desi are USAR/EMAT certified and currently working and training with the Tennessee Task Force One, based in West Tennessee.

Ed Apple and Sam

On October 30, 2004, Ed Apple and K-9 "Sam" met the standards of performance established by the Emergency Management Association of Tennessee as a mission-ready team of K-9 and Handler for Human Remains Detection on Land. The testing/evaluation was conducted in Fayette County, Tennessee

Tommy Kelley and Zip

Tommy and Zip are USAR/EMAT certified and currently working and training with the Tennessee Task Force One, based in West Tennessee.

Christian Wrather and Red

Chris and Red are EMAT certified in Scent Discriminating Tracking/Trailing work. The Team is currently working with the Rutherford County Sheriff's Department and is based in the Middle Tennessee Region.

Patsy Hargis and Sis

Patsy and Sis are EMAT certified in Scent Discriminating Tracking/Trailing work. The team is based in Middle Tennessee. Patsy is the State EMAT K-9 Coordinator

Travis Russom and Rowdy

Travis and Rowdy are certified in scent discriminating tracking/trailing. They are part of the West Tennessee search team and are based in Shelby County

Donnie McDonough and Tucker

Donnie and Tucker are certified as a scent-discriminating mantrailing team. They passed their field test on 3/26/06. Donny is employed by the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Dept. in Crossville, Tennessee,

 

All Teams that are listed as USAR (Urban Search and Rescue) Teams have met the standard of practice required by both FEMA and EMAT for the location of live victims trapped in collapsed structures or "rubble" piles.

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