Steve Potter

Steve and his wife Debra with close friend Kay Dawson founded the team in June of 1997. He started with his first dog Bear and currently works as a canine handler with his current partner Millie. He currently serves as the teams operations officer, canine instructor and search management. Steve retired from active service from the Air Force in 2002. He resides in Moore, Oklahoma with his wife Debra, son Joseph and daughter Kassandra. His oldest son Steven resides in Florida with his wife Charlotte and grandson Brian. Steve holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Organizational Leadership. His hobbies include web page design, computer's, fishing, reading, genealogy and family.

Position: Search Dog Handler / Operations Section Chief / Canine Instructor

Joined the Team: Inception

Certifications:

Team: Level 2, Level 1, Senior Level, Master Level, Basic Man Tracking

NASAR: SAR Tech III

IAT: B3 Combination Helicopter/Airplane Safety

Air Force: Command Post Supervisor, Nuclear, Biological and Chemical defense, response and identification. Non Commissioned Officer Command Academy, Confined Space Awareness, Supervisor Hazardous Communication Training, Quality Awareness I, Quality Awareness II, Quality Leaders Course. Task Trainer, Task Certifier, AFRCC Inland SAR and AFRCC SAR Management course.

FEMA Certification:

IS-001 Emergency Program Manager

IS-002 Emergency Preparedness

IS-005 Hazardous Materials

IS-055 Household Hazardous Materials

IS-100 Introduction to the Incident Command System

IS-120 An Orientation to Community Disaster Exercises

IS-139 Exercise Design

IS-195 Basic Incident Command System

IS-200 Basic ICS, For Federal Disaster Workers

IS-208 State Disaster Management

IS 317 Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Program

IS-700 National Incident Management System

IS-800 National Response Plan

Blessed are those that give of themselves!

We do not charge for any Search and Rescue service we provide to the community!