2016 3rd Annual K-9 Training Seminar


The members of Manatee County Search and Rescue are proud to announce our third annual K9 Training Seminar taking place on September 29th, 30th and October 1st and 2nd, 2016 in and around Bradenton, Florida. This year we have added Air Scent to the curriculum that also includes courses in Human Remains Detection, Beginner/Intermediate Tracking-Trailing and Advanced Tracking-Trailing. Class size is limited so send in your registration today!
For questions, please contact D.Townsend@ManateeCountySAR.org





MCSAR Gets New Rescue Boat



PARRISH – Manatee County Search and Rescue debuts a new marine unit.

It’s a 17-foot Patten inflatable dive rescue boat and it was paid for by volunteers.

The new addition allows them to be more versatile and available to assist in a wider variety of emergencies.

The function of the county’s search and rescue is to be an asset to agencies that need more specialized personnel in the event of a disaster.

Manatee County Search and Rescue Director of Communications Meghan Wolf says the custom boat is designed for emergency situations.

Wolf says, “There’s actually a flap that opens up here at the front of the boat that’s away from the motor so that way our diver can actually go through here and when we actually pull up over somebody, the flap opens up and we can actually pull them in rather than having to hoist them over the side.”

Wolf says they have been doing in-house training and they’re ready to assist on the water.




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Introducing "Project Lifesaver"!
4/6/2014  1917hrs
Project Lifesaver is an innovative and rapidly growing program aiding the victims and families suffering Alzheimer's Disease and related disorders such as Down's Syndrome and Autism Spectrum Disorders. Project Lifesaver uses state-of-the-art technology employing wristband transmitters to locate wandering and lost adults and children. Over 5,000,000 people in the USA have Alzheimer's. That number will triple by 2050. Well over 50% of these people wander and become lost. A lost person with Alzheimer's or other dementia represents a critical emergency as nearly half of them will die and many can become injured or fall victim to predators if they are not located within 24 hours. The number of people, families and communities experiencing this risk will grow dramatically in this decade. If you are not yet touched in some way by Alzheimer's or related disease, chances are you will be within the next several years. You will find it among neighbors, your friends, co-workers and their families, and perhaps within your own family.



Did you know that last year 58,200 children were the victims of non-family abductions?