OVERVIEW

Search One Rescue Team is a volunteer non profit organization founded in 1983 by Paul Lake. The team was incorporated in the State of Texas in 1985 as a Non-Profit Community Service Organization and by the Federal Government under section 501-(c) (3) as a 509-(a) (1) Tax Exempt Non-Profit Organization.

The Search One “organization” is managed much like that of a typical commercial business. There is a Board of Directors who oversees the goals and direction of the team and daily business is conducted by a President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer. Search One membership is recruited at large from the communities we serve and each recruit is subject to extensive screening prior to acceptance into the organization.

The Search One “team” is managed during field operations by the National Incident Command Structure (ICS). This allows our command staff to merge and interact with other emergency agencies during large scale incidents if required. Training for field deployment is extensive and all recruits are required to undergo Search One’s basic training program prior to deployment on actual searches. Having served more than 120 agencies (below) over the past 25 years our team has established excellent working relationships with the emergency response community. Search One is considered a valuable resource from the small rural law enforcement agency to the City of Dallas Office of Emergency Preparedness and every type of response unit in between.

Agencies Served

Addison Police Department,   Amarillo Police Department,   Arlington Police Department,   Azle Police Department,   Bonham Police Department,   Brown County Sheriff’s Office,   Canton Police Department,   Carrollton Police Department,   Cass County Sheriff’s Office,   Cedar Hill Police Department,   Cleburne Police Department,   Cleburne State Park Rangers,   Colony Police Department,   Colleyville Police Department,   Cooke County Sheriff’s Office,   DFW Airport Police Department,   Dallas County Constables Office,   Dallas County Sheriff’s Office,   Dallas County Fire Marshall,   Dallas Fire Department,   Dallas Police Department, Dennison Police Department,   Denton County Sheriff’s Office,   Denton Police Department,   Desoto Police Department,  DFW Department of Public Safety, Duncanville Police Department,   Enchanted Rock Park Services,   Euless Police Department,   Everman Police Department,   Fannin County Sheriff’s Office, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI),   Flower Mound Police Department,   Fort Worth Emergency Operations Ctr.,   Fort Worth Fire Department,   Fort Worth Police Department,   Friendswood Police Department,   Frisco Police Department,   Gainesville Fire Department,   Grand Prairie Fire Department,   Grand Prairie Police Department,   Grapevine Police Department,   Grapevine Fire Marshall,   Grayson County Sheriff’s Department,   Greenville Police Department, Highland Village Police Department,   Hill County Sheriff’s Office,   Haltom City Police Department,   Hood County Fire Department,   Hood County Sheriff’s Office,   Hurst Police Department, I  rving Police Department   Johnson County Sheriff’s Office, Kaufman County Sheriff”s Office, Kansas Bureau of Investigations, Keller Police Department, Kennadale Police Department, Lake Arrowhead Park Service,   Lake Dallas Fire Department,   Lake Dallas Police Department,   Lake Worth Police Department,   Lamar County Sheriff’s Office,   Lewisville Fire Department,   Lewisville Police Department,   Little Elm Fire Department,   Live Oak County Sheriff’s Office,   Mansfield Police Department,   Mesquite Police Department,   Montague County Sheriff’s Office,   National Park Service,   Nacadoches Police Department, Nolan County Sheriff’s Office,   Nolan County Sheriff’s Office,   North Richland Hills Police Department,   Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation,   Ore City Police Department,   Palo Pinto Sheriff’s Department,   Parker County Sheriff’s Office,   Plano Police Department,   Rains City Police Department,   Red Oak Police Department,   Richardson Police Department,   Rockwall Police Department,   Rusk County Sheriff’s Office,   Sachse Police Department,   Saginaw Police Department,   San Angelo Police Department,   San Antonio Police Department,   Seagoville Police Department,   Smith County Sheriff’s Office,   State of Texas Off. of Emergency Mgmt.,   Stevens County Sheriff’s Office,   Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office,   Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office,   Tarrant County Water Authority,   TEEX,   Terrell Police Department,   Texas Department of Public Safety,   Texas Parks and Wildlife,   Texas Rangers,   Travis County Sheriff’s Office, Trophy Club Department of Public Safety,   Valley Mills Police Department,   Van Zandt County Sheriff’s Office,   Watagua Police Department,   Weatherford Fire Department,   Westworth Police Department,   White Settlement Fire Department,   White Settlement Police Department,   Whiten Fire Department,   Wichita Falls Police Department,   Wichita Falls Department of Corrections,   Wise County Sheriff’s Office,   Wood County Sheriff’s Office,   Wylie Police Department,   Young County Sheriff’s Office