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WHO WE SERVE

OSRT volunteers deliver services to local and national agencies that include law enforcement, fire departments, Ohio Emergency Management Agency, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, FEMA, and the public. OSRT coordinates obtaining approvals for our deployments with the appropriate agency managing the incident (these are referred to as Authorities Having Jurisdiction 'AHJs'). Many of our services occur within the state of Ohio, but members of the team also respond to national emergencies as well as in other states.

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Our Services

Lost Person Behavior Analysis

The OSRT search team utilizes Lost Person Behavior Analysis to significantly increase to success factors in finding missing people.

GPS / CalTopo Tracking

OSRT search operators utilize CALTopo, an extremely accurate real time tracking software, to accurately monitor personnel in the field.

Back Country and Wilderness Search and Rescue

The OSRT search team members are adept at conducting detailed searches in dense undergrowth as well as in heavily wooded environments

Urban Missing Persons Searches

OSRT search team members frequently conduct searches in urban or suburban environments.

Police Evidence Searches

Members of OSRT are frequently called upon to assist law enforcement in conducting and documenting searches relative to evidence of criminal activities.

Recoveries

OSRT team members are called upon to recover victims from difficult terrain and we do so with the utmost respect.

K-9 Search Teams

OSRT search K-9s and their handlers are some of the most comprehensively credentialed and experienced in the state.

Drone Operations

OSRT was one of the first teams in the state to acquire and use drones in search operations.

Rope Rescue Operations

Whether it's high angle, or low angle, the OSRT rope rescue team is fully equipped and experienced in handling rope rescues in difficult terrain.

Disaster Response Operations

OSRT team members have brought into play a wide range of skills on the ground for more than 9 national disasters.

Spontaneous Volunteer Management

Managing spontaneous volunteers is a key component to many major searches. OSRT Command and Control personnel assist law enforcement by monitoring and managing volunteer searchers.

Community Safety Education

OSRT personnel regularly deliver public awareness sessions on a wide range of critical topics such as disaster preparation, human trafficking, lost persons, and Hug-A-Tree.