Our Team Members:
Olivia Jesse - K9-2
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Olivia Jesse comes to the Unit as administrative support and former K9 handler of Helo, who served for 10 years.
10 years in Search and Rescue She holds Certificates in: First Aid/CPR/AED, Blood Borne Pathogens K9 Pet Tech First Aid and CPR. FEMA: IS-00100.b IS-00200.b IS-00700.a IS-00800.b IS-00005.a (Hazmat awareness). SKYWARN OSF Life Flight Certified for Landing Zone Safety. Naloxone (Narcan) - 5 years as: Emergency Medical Technician CPR Instructor CNA Phlebotomy - 8 years as: Firefighter |
Jason Schweickert - K9-7
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Jason Schweickert comes to the Unit as the handler for Nikita, an 8-year-old female German Shepherd and Hannah a 1 and half year-old female German Shepard.
10 years in Search and Rescue He holds Certificates in: First Aid/CPR/AED, Blood Borne Pathogens K9 Pet Tech First Aid and CPR. FEMA: IS-00100.b IS-00200.b IS-00700.a IS-00800.b IS-00005.a (Hazmat awareness). SKYWARN OSF Life Flight Certified for Landing Zone Safety. Certified Low angle Rappelling Naloxone (Narcan) Firefighter Basic - 15 years as an Emergency Medical Technician 1991 - 2006 - 7 years as a Firefighter 2011 - 2018 - 1 year as a Fire Lieutenant 2019 - 1 year as a Fire Captain 2020 |
Joann Schweickert - K9-8
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Joann Schweickert comes to the Unit and serves as Human Resources and the handler of Britta a 2-year-old female German Shepherd.
Joann is the Instructor for the Cadet Program. 10 years in Search and Rescue She holds Certificates in: First Aid/CPR/AED, Blood Borne Pathogens K9 Pet Tech First Aid and CPR. FEMA: IS-00100.b IS-00200.b IS-00700.a IS-00800.b IS-00005.a (Hazmat awareness). SKYWARN OSF Life Flight Certified for Landing Zone Safety. Naloxone (Narcan) Certified Low Angle Rappelling Youth Protection Training |
Jack Stetter - K9-4
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Jack Stetter comes to the Unit as the handler of Tonka, a 5-year-old German Shepherd.
6 years in Search and Rescue He holds Certificates in: First Aid/CPR/AED, Blood Borne Pathogens K9 Pet Tech First Aid and CPR. FEMA: IS-00100.b IS-00200.b IS-00700.a IS-00800.b IS-00005.a (Hazmat awareness). SKYWARN Naloxone (Narcan) Certified Low angle Rappelling - 2 years as an U.A.V Pilot |
Marcus S. Burr - Air One Pilot
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Marcus S. Burr comes to the Unit the U.A.V Pilot.
5 years in Search and Rescue He holds Certificates in: FEMA: IS-00100.b IS-00200.b IS-00700.a IS-00800.b IS-00005.a (Hazmat awareness). Firefighter - 6 years experience flying the DJI Inspire 1 and Mavic - 4 years as a U.A.V. Pilot |
Kaitlyn Anthony - K9-10
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Kaitlyn Anthony comes to the Unit as the Secretary and Support handler.
4 years in Search and Rescue She holds Certificates in: First Aid/CPR/AED, Blood Borne Pathogens K9 Pet Tech First Aid and CPR. FEMA: IS-00100.b IS-00200.b IS-00700.a IS-00800.b IS-00005.a (Hazmat awareness). SKYWARN Naloxone (Narcan) Certified Low Angle Rappelling |
Jaime Piano - K9-13
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Jaime joins us as a handler of Zena, a 2 year old female German shepherd.
3 years in Search and Rescue He holds Certificates in: First Aid/CPR/AED, Blood Borne Pathogens K9 Pet Tech First Aid and CPR FEMA: IS-00100.b IS-00200.b IS-00700.a IS-00800.b IS-00005.a (Hazmat awareness). SKYWARN Naloxone (Narcan) |
Kevin Freeman - K9-14
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Kevin serves as ground search support.
3 years in Search and Rescue He holds Certificates in: First Aid/CPR/AED, Blood Borne Pathogens K9 Pet Tech First Aid and CPR. FEMA: IS-00100.b IS-00200.b IS-00700.a IS-00800.b IS-00005.a (Hazmat awareness). SKYWARN Naloxone (Narcan) - Past experience in Military Reconnaissance |
Steven Meischner - K9-3
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Steven joins us as a K9 handler for Drago 4 1/2-year-old Czech Working line GSD certified in Human Remains Detection.
He started training working dogs in 2006 with some of the best trainers in the country, and have taken multiple classes in animal behavior specifically for K9's. He has worked with Police, Military, Private Security, Private Contractors, and Personal Protection K9's. He is a certified obedience instructor for AKC CGC as well as pet dog, agility and service dog training. K9 Drago is socially stable, confident, with extremely high drive that excels in detection work. Steven serves as the team's Training Officer. He holds Certificates in: CPR/AED/First Aid K9 Pet Tech FEMA: IS-00100.b IS-00200.b IS-00700.a IS-00800.b IS-00005.a (Hazmat awareness) |
Cadets
Declan - Cadet - K9-1
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Declan
Wants to learn to be a handler. He holds Certificates in: First Aid/CPR/AED, Blood Borne Pathogens K9 Pet Tech First Aid and CPR. Skywarn |
Teegan - Cadet - K9-12
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Teegan
Very energetic and loves dogs. He enjoys being a target for the K9’s and helping in PR events. He holds Certificates in: First Aid/CPR/AED, Blood Borne Pathogens K9 Pet Tech First Aid and CPR. Skywarn |
Lain - Cadet - K9-11
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Lain
Joined our Cadet program in the Spring of 2024. He was attracted to the K9's as one of his future career choices included being a K9 Handler for the military. Lain is no stranger to animals. He helps his family tend to 50+ chickens and ducks and he has 3 pigs of his own that he shows at local fairs and also has helped farrow pigs and raise them up to show. In his spare time, he is learning the art of Karate and is currently working on his Green belt. Lain also enjoys spending time with his family and friends. He enjoys being outdoors fishing, camping and rollerblading. He also just started a new hobby of photography When there is a little down time, he loves a good book. He holds Certificates in: First Aid/CPR/AED, Blood Borne Pathogens K9 Pet Tech First Aid and CPR. Skywarn |