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Who are We?

Kent County Search & Rescue is a dedicated team of volunteers that locate, assist, stabilize, and transport missing persons of Kent County and the surrounding communities.

What should I do when someone goes missing?

  • DO NOT wait 24 hours before reporting the person missing.
  • Try to not panic
  • Gather the following information and call 911:
    • Any medical or developmental issues they may have
    • Basic Clothing Description
    • Point Last Seen
    • Time Last Seen
  • Locate a picture of the family member while waiting for the police to arrive
  • Do not touch any clothing that they may have worn recently
  • Stay off the phone in case the person tries to call

BW3 Fund Raiser 4/15/2012

All friends, family and supporters of the Kent County Search & Rescue are invited to participate in our fundraising event on Sunday, April 15, 2012.

Everyone is invited to gather at Buffalo Wild Wings in Walker for lunch, dinner, or a snack. On this day, 20% of purchases accompanied by the certificate below will be donated to the Kent County Search & Rescue. Please print off and bring the flyer below with you.

Address
Buffalo Wild Wings
3050 Alpine Ave
Walker, MI 49544
P: (616) 784-9464

Flyer
Click here

Missing Party Information

Missing Party flyer

Would you like to host a “Missing Party”?

Are you tired of hosting those demonstration type parties?  You know the kind.  The ones which require you to buy goods and clean your house before your friends come over.  If so, then consider hosting a “Missing Party”.

In 2012 the Kent County Search and Rescue K9 Unit will be bringing their training exercises to your neighborhood.  In a majority of our searches the missing person has left his or her residence. This means that the person’s scent has saturated the area and the dogs have to find the freshest scent trail out of the area.

If you, your relatives, or friends would be interested in hosting a “Missing Party”, we’d love to work with you. You supply the “Missing Subjects” (aka friends) and we supply the Search Team.

Our very friendly trailing dogs will not start from within the house but rather outside.  Although the handlers need practice entering the houses and collecting scent articles, we can work with the host on this if someone would rather us not come in.  You don’t always have to hide outside. You can walk to a friend or relative’s house or even a nearby business.

We train every Monday.  If you have questions or would be interested, please email me at k9@kentcountysar.org.

Thank you again for your support.

 KCSAR is an All-Volunteer organization

www.kentcountysar.org

 

 

Basic Skywarn Spotter Training – 2012

The annual basic skywarn spotter traning has been posted.

Flyer
Click here for the advertisement flyer

When
February 23rd 2012

Where
Grandville Middle School
3535 Wilson Ave
Grandville, MI 49418

The doors open at 6:00 PM and the training begins at 7:00PM.  We encourage all participants to arrive early to allow time for registration and to browse the displays that will be setup.

Registration
Click here to register for this training.

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