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training@dhs.in.govAbout Search and Rescue Training
Search and rescue professionals offer vital assistance in the response following a disaster. The IDHS Search and Rescue Training Program responds to requests across the state as specialists in K-9 search, rescue and recovery training programs.
A key component to the program is the Indiana Sheriff's Association Youth Ranch, located in Brazil, Indiana. The ranch announced the partnership with IDHS to sheriffs from across Indiana in 2019. The location offers an on-site kennel for cadaver dogs as well as a large lake for water training (view the map). Additionally, youth from all 92 counties across Indiana — future deputies, troopers and police officers, as well as at-risk kids and young witnesses and victims of crime — will discover the Indiana Sheriff's Association Youth Ranch offers life lessons about respect, animals, nature, character and health.
About the Program Manager, K-9s
Lillian Hardy manages the Search and Rescue Program, and she is also the handler for an accelerant-detection K-9 and cadaver-detection dogs that work statewide on fire scenes for the IDHS Fire Investigations Section and give demonstrations to schools and civic organizations.
Upcoming Trainings
Note: Not all events on the IDHS calendar are organized, hosted or sponsored by IDHS or other state agencies. Some events are included for informational purposes as events that the public or first responders may find beneficial.
Programs Offered
Learn more about the IDHS Search and Rescue Training Center's programs below. To register for courses, you must first have a PSID number (K-9s must also have a PSID number). Register for a PSID using the online application. Then, using your PSID and password, log in to the Acadis Portal and browse for IDHS courses. Some prerequisites are offered through FEMA's training website.
