About CT Canine Search and Rescue
Connecticut Canine Search and Rescue (CCSAR) was incorporated in 1994 as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to providing a professional team response to police, fire, state emergency management agencies, and NGOs for searches involving lost or missing persons.
CCSAR is a member of the National Association for Search and Rescue.
CCSAR receives no public funding and does not charge for its services.
Alice Kugelman,
Co-founder of Connecticut Canine Search and Rescue
Joanne Pigott,
Co-founder of Connecticut Canine Search and Rescue
CCSAR is an all-volunteer emergency response team providing certified search dog teams and search management to assist in locating missing or lost individuals, deceased persons, and drowning victims.
CCSAR complements and expands local resources; the team has been deployed in multiple states and in varied environments, including wilderness and urban settings, and after natural disasters.
CCSAR training and certifications are specifically focused on searching for lost and missing humans — we do not look for lost pets.