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Team Bios The following are email links to our Team Officers, Members, and Support Personnel. Please scroll down to view TEAM OFFICERS, TEAM MEMBERS, and TEAM SUPPORT. Members are certified or training in Wilderness Search, Disaster Search, Tracking / Trailing, or Human Remains Detection Search. Click on these links to learn more about each search speciality! TEAM OFFICERS 9 years experience in Sedgwick County Emergency Management. 6 years as an employee of the Wichita Fire Department (Firefighter/EMT**) Technical Rescue Team member High Angle and Low Angle Rescue, Confine Space Rescue, Trench Rescue, Structural Collapse Rescue, Swift water Rescue and Underwater Rescue Certified. Certified Water Rescue SCUBA diver for 11 years through PADI and NAUI. CPR/First Aid Instructor for American Heart Association. Fire Service instructor for Butler County Community College Technical Rescue Instructor at Hutchinson Community College. 6 years experience in K-9 SAR. Chad attends seminars annually in CO, MO, and KS, including ICS/EOC Interface and PIO courses. He
is currently looking for another Labrador or Golden
Retriever which he plans to train for FEMA certification in Disaster.
K-9 MISSY: (Not pictured) Yellow Labrador. Certified in Water Search.
10 years EMS experience. Employed by Sedgwick County EMS. BLS, ACLS, PHTLS, and PALS Certified. Kansas Certified MICT. 7 years experience K9 SAR. Associates Degree in Applied Sciences from Hutchinson Community College. Attended K9 Seminars in ID and KS, including ICS/EOC Interface. Basic High Angle Rescue Certified. Amateur radio license (KC0DGX) since 1997. Veterinary assistant 5 years. Past canine handler/trainer for Kansas Humane Society's Canine Enrichment Training Program (Formerly TLC Program) AKC CGC Evaluator. Collapsed Structure Awareness Certified. Pursuing certification as an Instructor for the American Red Cross Pet First Aid / CPR Courses. Member KS Police Dog Assoc. Stephanie's first SAR partner was a German Shepherd, Hannibal, who had local certification in Wilderness and Disaster but retired in 2001 due to back problems that were not SAR related. Clarice has taken Hannibal's place as her current SAR partner in-training for a National Disaster Certification. Stephanie is married to Barry (below), is the Website author and handles much of the PR for the Team, including shooting and editing of informational and teaching videos, as she is the owner of FAT CAT Productions. K-9 CLARICE: Building Search Certified. Disaster Search Certified. Clarice (or "Rici", AKA Precision's Secret Agent) is an Australian Shepherd in training for national certification in Disaster. K-9 BUDDY: Human Remains Detection (Land and Water). Buddy is a Labrador Retriever and was originally owned by the State of Kansas and served as a Human Remains Detection dog for the correctional facility in Hutchinson, KS. Buddy was adopted by the Guinn's in 2000 and his training has been maintained since. He has been on several searches. Buddy holds CGC Certification and retired TDI. He also attended a recent seminar sponsored by the Kansas Police Dog Association. Buddy is pictured below with Barry. Deceased October 14th, 2004.
Employed by Sedgwick County EMS since 1985. Currently serving as Lieutenant Paramedic since 1988. Flight Paramedic 5 years with LifeWATCH Air Transport Team. 7 years K-9 SAR experience. BLS, ACLS, PHTLS, PALS Certified and Kansas Certified MICT. CPR/First Aid Instructor for the American Red Cross . CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) Instructor. SAR Tech II. Amateur radio license (KC0DGW) since 1997. Co-owner of FAT CAT Productions (who provides training and PR videos for our team and audio equipment at PR events) Past canine handler/trainer for Kansas Humane Society's Canine Enrichment Training Program (Formerly TLC Program) Barry has attended K-9 training seminars in ID and KS. He is also involved with the development/utilization of APRS (Automatic Position Reporting System) for our search teams use and various GPS applications. K-9 GUNTHER: Retired- Wilderness and Human Remains Detection Dog (Land and Water). Gunther is a Rottweiler and is cross-trained to locate both live and deceased persons. Gunther has been utilized at the Wichita/Haysville, KS tornado in 1999 and the Parsons, KS tornado in 2000 and other recent area Human Remains Detection searches. Gunther is a Canine Good Citizen and a retired Therapy Dog (TDI).
CERT Certified May 2004. Competition obedience for 18 years. Several AKC Companion Dog titles on dogs ranging from a Smooth Coat Fox Terrier to a Rottweiler. Terrie has achieved one Companion Dog Excellent title, and a Utility Dog title. The same dog also received some Utility Dog Excellent legs. South Central Kansas Kennel Club member, Obedience Instructor. Chisholm Trail Recreation Department Obedience Instructor in Clearwater, KS. 6 years K-9 SAR experience. Amateur radio license KC0DZA. Basic High Angle Rescue Certified. Terrie has participated in multiple tracking/trailing seminars hosted by TASK and NBTI. Terrie has attended a seminar sponsored by the Kansas Police Dog Association. In her spare time, Terrie breeds and shows Belgian Draft Horses. Terrie serves as the Obedience
officer for our team. K-9 ANGUS: German Shepherd. Scent Discriminatory Wilderness. Building Search Certified. CGC and Companion Dog Title (CD). Participated in several searches for SCEM K9 to date. K-9 SOPHIE: Bloodhound. Trailing. She has been on three searches with SCEM K9. Certified as a CGC. K-9 RUEBEN: German Shepherd. Training for tracking/trailing.
17 years as a Paramedic from Anchorage Fire Department. 13 years SAR experience. SAR Tech II with NASAR. Specialty classes and seminars include: Forensic Medical Investigation, Training and Certifying Detector Dogs: Drugs/Explosives, Medico-Legal Investigation of Death, K9 Haz-Mat Decontamination, Forensic Evidence Seminar, K9 USAR Tornado Response, Advanced High Angle and Confined Space Rescue, Collapsed Structure Awareness Certified. ICS/EOC Interface, as well as K9 Training seminars in ID and KS. Bill also has studied several textbooks dealing with Crime Scenes, Management of Missing Children, Osteology and Anthropology, and Medicolegal Investigation of Death. Amateur radio license (KC0CVE). Attended seminar sponsored by the Kansas Police Dog Association (Member). SAR K-9 Instructor for U.S. Tactical K-9 in Abilene, Texas.
Paramedic employed by Sedgwick County EMS since 1992 and Lieutenant since 1995. BLS, PHTLS, ACLS, PALS Certified. BLS Instructor. KS Certified MICT. Basic High Angle Rescue Certified. 5 years in the United States Air Force Amateur Radio License KC0QZH. Trained in Wilderness and Water survival through the Department of Defense. Collapsed Structure Awareness Certified. Attended seminar sponsored by Kansas Police Dog Association. SCEMK9 Medical Officer.
K-9 SADIE: Viszla training in Tracking / Trailing.
Bachelors Degree in General Sciences at Wichita State University (WSU). Amanda plans to pursue a PhD in Applied Animal Behavior. Through her work at WSU she assisted Dr. Ellie Shore, professor of Psychology, in several studies at the Kansas Humane Society (KHS) aimed at increasing animal adoptions. Once the studies were complete, Amanda decided to stay at the KHS for two additional years as an employee. Amanda now teaches canine handling classes for the Kansas Humane Society, teaching new volunteers how the Canine Enrichment Training Program works (formerly the TLC Program). Veterinary Assistant under Dr. Jonnie Bruner, DVM at Oakcrest Pet Hospital. Obedience Instructor for Oak Crest Pet Hospital. Along with her work at WSU and KHS, Amanda has also had the pleasure of
working with Dr. Emily Weiss, the Animal Behaviorist at the Sedgwick County
Zoo. Basic High Angle Rescue Certified. Collapsed Structure Awareness Certified. Attended seminar sponsored by the Kansas Police Dog Association. AKC CGC Evaluator.
K-9 PRYMER: German Shepherd Dog. Human Remains Detection Trainee. K-9 PONCHO: Human Remains Detection. Yellow lab/border collie mix. CGC and TDI Certified.
Tom has traveled the United States for 12 years, 10 of this as an iron worker. He is adept at walking 4 inch beams at great heights! Safety Director and on site safety certifications for all heavy equipment. Recently, Lead Foreman for roofing of area Pizza Huts and has experience working with metals. Currently employed as a trim carpenter. Tom helps us build many of our outstanding training obstacles, bark boxes and helps complete work on other projects. Tom is instrumental in setting up many training sessions and search scenarios. Basic High Angle Rescue Certified. Attended seminar sponsored by the Kansas Police Dog Association (Member). Attended several seminars sponsored by TNC Dogs and TASK. K-9 PUP: Rottweiler. CGC, TDI, Urban Tracking/Trailing Certified. TEAM MEMBERS 10 years Customer Service background. She has woodworking experience and is currently employed in retail. Served on Safety Committees for three years. She is currently training her first K9, another Rottweiler. Tammy is married to Tom Hammond and has begun to pursue a career in the nursing field attending nursing school. Basic High Angle Rescue Certified. K-9 SISSY: Rottweiler. Info. soon. Trailing Trainee. Tammy is pictured above with K-9 Pup.
Bachelors degree- Law Enforcement Administration, University of Oklahoma. Robyn completed the Dallas White Rock Marathon for the second time, finishing #455 out of 1241 female runners! Basic High Angle Rescue Certified. Attended several K-9 training seminars in Abilene, TX. Amateur Radio License ZC0QZM. Collapsed Structure Awareness Certified. She is also training her first SAR Dog, Alvin, a German Shepherd mix, to begin training in Disaster. K-9 ALVIN: German Shepherd Mix. Disaster/Wilderness Search Trainee. K-9 NAHEMA: German Shepherd Dog. Human Remains Detection Trainee.
Wichita State University student pursuing a degree in elementary education. Currently employed by Derby, Kansas school district as a Para educator and substitute teacher. 4th degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do and has been instructing for eight years. K-9 RAY : German shepherd/husky mix. Wilderness Trainee.
Registered Nurse employed for the past 12 years by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE). She is federally trained as a Health Facility Surveyor. She has attended tracking seminars throughout the Midwest sponsored by: Network of Canine Detection Services (NOCDS) and National Bloodhound Training Institute (NBTI) and Texas Alliance of Search K-9's (TASK). Liza is also Certified as a Hug - A - Tree Presenter (a national program that teaches children how not to become lost and what to do if they do become lost). Liza is currently developing this program for our team and a separate children's program, "STAY SAFE" coming this Fall to schools in our area! Contact SCEMK9 for more information.
K-9 OZZIE: Ozzie is a two year old Bloodhound. In training for tracking/trailing. He is also an accomplished Conformation dog! Canine Good Citizen.
20 yrs military experience – 16 years with Kansas Air National Guard. Currently a Maintenance Analysis Section Supervisor. Experience/training pertinent to SAR work in the following areas: Chemical Warfare - Confined Space Explosive Ordinances - Hazard Materials Operational Risk Management - Self Aid & Buddy Care Supervisors Safety Training
Bachelor of Science Degree in Industrial Technology, Wichita State University Associate of Applied Science in Aircraft Maintenance Systems Technology, Community College of the Air Force Associate of Applied Science in Aircraft Armament Systems Technology, Community College of the Air Force YWCA Women’s Crisis Center Volunteer since 1998. Deb is currently on a medical leave of absence. K-9 BRANDI: "Brandi Vom Angelfire" is a 1 year old German Shepherd and has completed basic and advanced obedience training. Wilderness Trainee.
Tyler has 11 years of military experience, serving 4 years active duty in the Marine Corps and 7 years in the Army Reserve. He is currently employed as a Military Technician and has training in water and wilderness survival. He is also trained in Chemical Warfare, Hazardous Materials and Radioactive Materials. Tyler is CPR certified. Tyler has just returned home safe from his tour of duty overseas!
K-9 HANZ: German Shepherd. Tracking Trainee.
K-9 HANNAH: German Shepherd Dog. Trailing Trainee.
Currently On Leave of Absence. Stay at home Mom, mother of three. Nursing Student. Obedience, agility, and protection training background from Colorado Career Academy. Darla is not currently working a K-9.
Licensed Clinical Psychotherapist 14 years experience with Mental Health aspects of Disasters Sedgwick County Critical Incident Stress Management Team Member CERT Certified. CERT Instructor for Disaster Psychology. Collapsed Structure Awareness Certified.
K-9
MOLLY: Golden Retriever training in wilderness and disaster search.
24 years Management of Information Systems experience, currently working in the Retail sector. This is Jim's first experience with Search and Rescue. Collapsed Structure Awareness Certified.
K-9 JAKE: German Shepherd training in wilderness and disaster. Certificate in Advanced Obedience, Chisholm Creek Kennels.
Part time book keeper, single mom. Teaches basic computer skills to older adults. Adult and Infant CPR Certified. Storm Spotter. Studying for Amateur Radio License.
K-9 SUGAR-SHEA: German Shepherd in training for wilderness.
Info soon! Photo not available yet.
K-9 BUDDY: Redbone Coonhound in training for tracking/trailing.
McConnell AFB Firefighter. Brian is currently awaiting the arrival of his canine partner from out of town in the next few months. Photos and more info soon!
Robert has worked in the aircraft field as an Airframe and Power plant Mechanic. Robert has attended WSU for computer course work, and Butler County Community College for Aircraft Electricity and Electronics. Wichita Area Technical College for Aircraft Instrument calibration and repair. Training awards from the FAA. Collapsed Structure Awareness Certified.
There are currently no members on Probation. If you would like to see your name on our roster, click here to find out how. SCEM K-9 SUPPORT This section of the members page features profiles on the individuals from area agencies that help us train, evaluate, support us with Public Relations, and perform other roles along side our Team, but are not official members of the group.
Brad has been with the WFD for 12 years and spent the last 5 in Fire Prevention as an inspector (3 years) and investigator (2 years) with Arson Investigation K-9, Jodie. Brad has an Associates Degree in Fire Science, a Bachelors in Administration of Justice, and a Masters in Criminal Justice! He and Jodie spent 5 weeks together in Front Royal, VA, at the ATF* Facility where they learned how to work together and Brad learned to read Jodie's behavior changes. Jodie works for a food reward and is trained daily (24/7) receiving approximately 70 "alerts" each day on training aids. Brad and Jodie are certified yearly by the ATF. K9 JODIE: Black Labrador, Arson investigation K-9. Jodie is 3 years old and was trained by the Guide Dog Association for the Blind in Long Island, NY. After a year in guide dog school, Jodie decided on a career move to Accelerant Detection and went to work for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms. Jodie spent 10 weeks on encoding and evaluations to see if she liked fire scenes and could discriminate between normal burn smells and hydrocarbon smells. She is certified on gasoline, diesel fuel, kerosene, charcoal lighter fluid, Zippo type lighter fluid, lamp oils, citronella oil, paint thinners, solvents, and Coleman fuel. Jodie is certified down to 1 ml of 50% evaporated gasoline! She has worked nearly 100 fires since her March 2001 Certification. She is on duty until age 9, and then will retire with Brad at his home. The photos below are of Jodie in a training session.
"One story
I can share happened out in the County. A large ranch home (2500
square feet) burned down to the basement and the County investigators
called for Jodie. The fire debris was anywhere from 1-4 feet
deep in the basement of this house. I worked Jodie over the top of
the debris pile and Jodie gave me a change-in-behavior in two locations.
We removed the debris from the areas Jodie alerted in and found a sealed,
one-gallon solvent can at one spot and a can of mineral spirits at the other
spot. This was under 2-3 feet of fire debris in sealed cans!" B.
Crisp
Special thanks to Dr. Mary Dudley, MD, Sedgwick County Coroner and Shari Beck from the Sedgwick County Forensic Science Center! Special thanks to Detective Bryan Martin from the Wichita Police Department! EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE The following are those individuals who are employed by Sedgwick County and oversee many of the the Team's activities. Our unit is very privileged to work with these talented and professional individuals. Bob Lamkey, Public Safety Director Bob Lamkey has been the Director of the Public Safety Division since the position was created in 1999. The Division consists of 911, EMS, County Fire, Fleet, Emergency Management, and Regional Forensic Science Center Departments. Mr. Lamkey has a Bachelors Degree in Biology and a Masters Degree in Management. He spent 24 years as an aviator and staff officer in the United States Air Force before joining Sedgwick County in 1996.
Randy Duncan, Emergency Management Director Mr. Duncan is the Director for Sedgwick County (Wichita) Kansas Department of Emergency Management. He is also a past president of the International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM) and currently chairs their Domestic Preparedness Issues Committee. He is a graduate of Southwestern College in Winfield, Ks. with a B.A. in Political Science. Duncan was named as a Kansas Certified Emergency Manager in 1992, an IAEM CEM®[1] in 1993 (in the first graduating class of CEMs) and an Oklahoma Certified Emergency Manager in 1994.He served as Chair of the KS Emergency Management Association's (KEMA) Standards and Practices Committee, which designed and implemented the KS Certified Emergency Manager Credential. He served in a similar role for the OK Emergency Management Association (OEMS) Certification Committee. He has also served as a consultant to the IAEM in the development and field-testing of re-certification questions for the CEM® credential maintenance. He is past President of KEMA and past Chair of the Mid-American Emergency Management Conference. Randy is a graduate of the FEMA Professional Development Series (PDS). He is currently a member of the KS Training Cadre, a group of local coordinators who present filed training to fellow Emergency Managers. In addition, he has served as a training consultant to the States of Missouri, Iowa, and Oklahoma. Duncan has also serves as adjunct faculty to the Emergency Management Institute in Maryland! He also works as a consultant to Research Planning, Incorporated (RPI) on the Biological Warfare-Improved Response Program Project. He also consults with Battelle Memorial Institute. He is a member of the International Association of Counter Terrorism and Security Professionals and has been in local government since 1986. Randy has administered five presidential declarations of disaster -four in KS and one in OK. The most recent was the May 3, 1999 Sedgwick County Tornado. Before local government, Duncan worked for six years in local media (one year as a news Director for KWKS-FM, and five for the Arkansas City Daily Traveler newspaper). He has been a contributor to the IAEM Bulletin and the Bridges publications. He has also been published in the American Society of Professional Emergency Planners Journal, and the University of Colorado's Natural Hazards Observer. He has written the introduction to a book, Living Safe in an Unsafe World: The Complete Guide to Family Preparedness by Kate Kelly, published in August 2000 by NAI. He is currently serving KEMA in the role of Legislative Chair. Randy has had the unique experience of traveling to other countries to help others develop Emergency Operating Plans and was very busy in NYC during the 9-11-01 Crisis working alongside Emergency Planners to help them recover from the terrorist disaster. He also has been part of the planning of the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City and traveled extensively otherwise. Randy is from Ponca City, OK and raised in Arkansas City, KS. The K-9 Team is very proud to serve next to Randy! [1] CEM® and the phrase Certified Emergency Manager ® are registered service marks of the International Association of Emergency Managers, and may not be used without permission. John Crosby Operations Officer for Sedgwick County Emergency Management. Mr.Crosby began working for Sedgwick County Emergency Management in February 1992 as Emergency Management Officer I. He was promoted to Operations Officer in 1998. Crosby is also a Kansas Certified Emergency Manager (KCEM), and a member of the Kansas Emergency Management Association (KEMA). He is also an active amateur radio operator (KB0SQK).Crosby’s first experience with disasters occurred in 1980. He has been involved with or responded to natural and technological hazards including train derailments, ice storms, blizzards, severe thunderstorms resulting in wind, tornado, and flood damage, fires, grain elevator explosions, drought conditions, water system failures and hazardous chemical incidents. Crosby also specializes in working with computer and amateur radio issues within the agency. Before Sedgwick County Emergency Management, Crosby served as Chief of the Wichita / Sedgwick County Fire Reserve – a group of approximately 30 volunteer firefighters.
Jack L. Kegley, KCEM Deputy Director, Emergency Management. Served in the United States Air Force twenty years, from March 1967 to April 1987 at which time he retired. During his tenure eh served ten years in food service and ten years in Disaster Preparedness. Serving his final four years at McConnell AFB where he assisted with the closure of the Titan II Missile complexes. After retiring he managed the grounds maintenance contract on McConnell AFB for a year and a half while going to school at Butler County Community College. In August 1989 he started with Sedgwick County Disaster Management (now Emergency Management) as a Disaster Officer. In January 1992 he was promoted to Deputy Director, the position he currently serves in. He served five years on the Board of Directors for the Kansas Emergency Management Association. Two years as Area Vice President, one year as President Elect, one year as President and one year as Past President. Certifications: Certified by the Kansas Emergency Management Association as a ‘Kansas Certified Emergency Manager’. Certified by Kansas Division of Emergency Management as a Radiological Officer/Instructor and a Radiation Source Kit Custodian. Member of the Kansas Division of Emergency Management Training Cadre. In Sep 2001 he was selected as Instructor of the Year.
Rick Shellenbarger, KCEM Regional Hazardous Materials Planner Mr. Shellenbarger is a certified Kansas Certified Emergency Manager (KCEM) as a Regional Hazardous Materials Planner in the Sedgwick County Emergency Management office and has over 15 years of emergency planning and response experience. He is responsible for the creation and maintenance of all-hazards analysis plans, commodity flow surveys, gap analysis plans, and hazardous materials plans over a nine (9) county area in South-Central Kansas. This includes the creation and maintenance of a Computer-Aided Management of Emergency Operations (CAMEO) database and mapping system identifying critical infrastructure concerns, susceptible populace areas, potential threats to the communities, and other Homeland Security issues. He also coordinates with local, state and federal agencies that include: fire, law enforcement, emergency management, health, and public works. Additional responsibilities are the mitigation and business continuity planning for potential hazards that may impact businesses and communities as a result of cascading disaster events. Mr. Shellenbarger has a B.S. degree in Business Management from Friends University and is also a graduate of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Professional Development Series (PDS). He is certified by the Kansas Division of Emergency Management as a Radiological Officer/Instructor and currently serves as the treasurer of the Kansas Emergency Management Association (KEMA), and as a District 6 Advisory Board Member for the City of Wichita. Achievements include being published in the International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM) Bulletin. Mr. Shellenbarger served in U.S. Air Force as an assistant manager (NCOIC) in Bioenvironmental Engineering Services. He was responsible for developing and implementing disaster response checklists, hazardous waste assessments, bacteriological analyses, and radiological analyses. Additional duties included industrial hygiene and respiratory protection program management, assistant airbase Radiation Safety Officer, Hazard Communication program coordinator, Disaster Response Force member, and Aerospace Medicine Council Infection Control Committee member. **EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) CGC (Canine Good Citizen) ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) PHTLS (Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support) PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) BLS (Basic Life Support-CPR) MICT (Kansas Certified Mobile Intensive Care Technician) NREMT-P (Nationally Registered Emergency Medical Technician- Paramedic) NRP (Newborn Resuscitation Provider) PADI (Professional Association Diving Instructors) NAUI (National Association Underwater Instructors) SCBA (Self Contained Breathing Apparatus) ATF (Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms) NBTI (National Bloodhound Training Institute) TASK (Texas Alliance of Search K-9's) CERT (Community Emergency Response Team)
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Lt. Brad Crisp, Wichita Fire Department 
