Indiana Search and Response Team
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Our Handlers and K-9s
Jan Harkner-Abbs,
Rock - HRD IPWDA Retired
Indi - HRD,
Jett - Trailing/Area in-training
Mo - HRD in training
Ground searcher/K-9 handler/Search manager
Human Remains Detection and
Live-find/Area Search/Disaster
FEMA Canine Search Specialist
Emergency Medical Technician
National Association of Search and Rescue SAR Tech II
NASAR Instructor/Lead Evaluator
Live-find (International Police Work Dog Association/IPWDA)
Land Cadaver (IPWDA)
Crime Scene Cadaver (IPWDA)
Water Cadaver (IPWDA)
Firefighter/Instructor 2/3
Ice Rescue Instructor
Fire Department Dive Rescue Team
CPR/AED
Search Manager
In SAR since: 1993
Home county: Noble
Ground searcher/K-9 handler
Live-find/Area Search (IPWDA)
Police officer/K-9 Handler
National Association of Search and Rescue SAR Tech II
K9 Live-find Area search (IPWDA)
Emergency Medical Responder
Firefighter
Search manager
CPR/AED
Ice Rescue
In SAR since: December 1997
Home county: Allen
Jason Fuhrman
Doc - Live/Area IPWDA
Ground Searcher/K-9 handler
Live-find/Area Search (IPWDA)
National Association of Search and Rescue SAR Tech II
Basic First Aid
CPR/AED
Area Search (IPWDA)
ICS 100, 200, 700, 800
Lost Person Behavior
In SAR since: January 2016
Home county: Allen
Bill Johnston
Liam - Live/Area IPWDA
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Ground searcher/K-9 handler
Human Remains Detection (IPWDA)
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National Association of Search and Rescue SARTech II
CPR/AED
Basic First Aid
Land Cadaver (IPWDA)
ICS 100, 200, 700, 800
Lost Person Behavior
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In SAR since: August 2017
Home county: Huntington
Melba Stout
Arlo - HRD IPWDA
Possum Article Search In-Training
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Ground searcher/K-9 handler
Live-find/Area search/Trailing
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Nurse
CPR/AED
National Association of Search and Rescue SARTech II
Live-find/Area search (IPWDA)
ICS 100, 200, 700, 800
Lost Person Behavior
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In SAR since: October 2017
Home county: Allen
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Lynette Swineheart
Gryph -Trailing/Area IPWDA
Morty - Trailing in-training
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Ground searcher/ K-9 handler/Search Manager
Human Remains Detection
National Association of Search and Rescue SAR Tech II Instructor
Land Cadaver (IPWDA)
Emergency Medical Responder
Managing the Lost Person Incident/Search Manager
CPR/AED
Ice Rescue
ICS 100, 200, 700, 800
In SAR since: September 2013
Home county: Noble
Rebecca Knight,
Helo - HRD IPWDA, Ret.
Roslin - HRD in-training
Kylee Harris
Rogue - HRD IPWDA
K-9 handler/Ground Searcher
Human Remains Detection (IPWDA)
Land Cadaver (IPWDA)
Crime Scene Cadaver (IPWDA)
National Association of Search and Rescue SARTech II
CPR/AED
Basic First Aid
ICS 100, 200, 700, 800
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In SAR since: February 2021
Home county: Steuben
Katie Adelman
Ash - HRD IPWDA
Siren - (live-find in training)
Medical Coordinator/Ground searcher/K-9 handler
Human Remains Detection
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National Association of Search and Rescue SARTech II
Land Cadaver (IPWDA)
Paramedic (Primary Instructor, CPR Instructor)
CPR/AED
ICS 100, 200, 700, 800
Lost Person Behavior
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In SAR since: October 2017
Home county: Allen
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Ground-searcher/K-9 Handler
Trailing (IPWDA)
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National Association of Search and Rescue SARTech II
Emergency Medical Responder
Firefighter I/II
Fire Instructor
CPR/AED
ICS 100, 200, 700, 800
In SAR since: September 2023
Home county: Noble
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Jess Inman
Casper - Trailing IPWDA
Shadow - Live-find/Area (in-training)
Ground-searcher in-training/K-9 Handler
Live-find/Area search (IPWDA)
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CPR/AED
ICS 100, 200, 700, 800
In SAR since: February 2024
Home county: St. Joseph
ICS 100, 200, 700, 800
Lost Person Behavior
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Minnie Anderson
Rufus - IPWDA Live Find Area
PD - Trailing in-training
Support/Ground Searcher/Search Manager
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National Association of Search and Rescue SARTech II
Emergency Medical Responder
Managing the Lost Person Incident
Lost Person Behavior
CPR/AED
Instructor: Blood Borne Pathogens, Hazardous Materials Management Safety
ICS 100, 200, 700, 800
In SAR since: August 2017
Home county: Whitley
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Stephanie Phillips
Support/Ground Searcher
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National Association of Search and Rescue SARTech II
First Aid
CPR/AED
ICS 100, 200, 700, 800
In SAR since: 2016
Home county: LaGrange
Cherie Borg
NASAR SARTech II
Support/Ground Searcher
ICS 100, 200, 300, 400, 700, 800
EMT-B
Lost Person Behavior
Fire Instructor 1
Ice Rescue Technician
Incident Safety Officer
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Mike Loomis