What is WCSAR?

Wake Canine Search & Rescue is a non-profit all volunteer organization dedicated to provide emergency responders and qualified dog/handler teams to assist in the search for missing persons.

Founded in 1995, the membership comes from all professions and occupations, bound by the dedication of helping to save the lives of others.

Our capabilities

WCSAR provides trained emergency responders who work as highly efficient teams to search an area for clues that may ultimately lead them to the victim.

Wake Canine Search & Rescue also utilizes two types of dogs to meet the diverse needs of an emergency:

1.   Tracking/trailing dogs that are trained to follow the scent left by an individual. They can discriminate between different individuals and can work in both rural and urban areas.

2.   Air scent dogs that are trained to scan air currents in a given area for human scent. The dog follows the scent to the person and then leads the handler back to the victim.

Wake Canine Search & Rescue personnel spend countless hours training to ensure that high standards of proficiency are achieved. All personnel are also trained in land navigation, radio communications, survival, and basic emergency care.