Reserve the Site
Request a training date at the Linthicum facility and check what’s already booked.
Find & Bark Workshops New
K9 search and rescue workshops for all handlers — faster finding, better barking.
Challenge Coins
Disaster Dog Challenge Coins for canines certified to the DHS FEMA National US&R Standard.
Support S.A.R.A.
Donate, volunteer your time, or mail a check. Your help keeps the training site running.
Linthicum US&R K-9 Training Facility
The Linthicum Facility is one of the premier USAR K-9 training sites on the east coast.
The site is maintained by volunteers and funded by donations, and is open to canine search teams. Everyone on site — handlers, subjects and observers — signs a release form before training.
Reserve the SiteAt the site
- Two Rubble piles for disaster search training
- Agility course
- Directional training area
- Sea storage containers for training props
- "The Mutt Hut" to keep dry and out of the sun
Find & Bark Workshops at S.A.R.A.
Faster finding, better barking. Open to all handlers and K9s, with a typical coach-to-handler ratio of 3:1 — lots of individual help and plenty of working time.
Disaster Dog Challenge Coins
Available to canines certified to the DHS FEMA National Urban Search and Rescue Standard.
Order Your CoinDonations are always welcome
S.A.R.A. is a non-profit that relies on volunteers and community support. Donate, give your time at the training facility, or send a check by mail.