Standards

The following VDEM-Accepted Standards are now available online

General Group Accreditation Standards for All Teams

Search Team Member

Search Team Leader

Equine

K9

Behavior, Obedience, Agility

Air Scent

Trailing

Water Recovery

Air Scent

First Responder

Cadaver

Search and Rescue Management Group Standard for Land Based Search and Rescue Environments

Tracking

General (2019)

Tracking Group (2019)

F.A.S.T (2019)

Criteria for Field Evaluations (2019)

Operational Tracker (2019)

Tracking Technician (2019)

Tracking Specialist (2019)

Tracking Evaluator (2019)

Tracking Instructor (2019)