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K9 team coordination
Coordinate a K9 search with the tactical team, focusing on clear communication and positioning around the dog.
- Goal
- Work safely and effectively alongside a K9 team.
- Length
- 25 minutes
- For
- Special Teams
- Category
- Communications
- Level
- Intermediate
- People
- Tactical team, K9 handler and dog, instructor.
What is inside
- 6 step-by-step instructions for running it
- 3 points on what good looks like
- 2 debrief questions
- Setup, equipment and safety notes
- A ready lesson plan: audience, standards it lines up with, objectives, lecture outline, scenario and final evaluation
- A sign-in roster your crew signs on their own phones (department plans)
Two drills are free every week. Pro and department plans open all 164. General training ideas only: your agency's protocols, policies and medical director come first. 24On is not accredited and does not approve hours.
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