Mission Statement
The Red Mountain Search Dog Association is an all volunteer, 501(c)(3) non-profit K9 search and rescue organization consisting of certified search dog and handler teams as well as certified search and support personnel. The team is based out of Birmingham, Alabama, and serves all of Central Alabama and surrounding region. The Red Mountain Search Dog Association provides supplemental Emergency Medical Services, manpower and specialized equipment, tools and skills to public safety agencies and communities as needed and when requested in response to missions involving the search of missing, injured and/or endangered persons.
Description
Established in the Birmingham area in 2014 by co-founders Kenny Powell and Stephen Burton, the Red Mountain Search Dog Association is a volunteer nonprofit search and rescue association organized to assist law enforcement and other government agencies in the search for lost or missing persons.
The Red Mountain Search Dog Association works to organize and support the continuing education and training of volunteers, dog teams, and support personnel in accepted search and rescue methods.
If needed, we are able to furnish certified handler and dog teams as well as highly trained support and ground search personnel for search and rescue for the benefit and welfare of our community.
The Red Mountain Search Dog Association also strives to increase public awareness of search and rescue trained volunteers and dog teams by providing informational and educational programs and demonstrations to institutions, agencies and community organizations.
The Red Mountain Search Dog Association is incorporated as a Nonprofit Corporation within the state of Alabama and by the Federal Government under section 501(c)(3) as a 509(a)(1) Tax Exempt Non-Profit Organization.
