Search Team

BlackTracks - K9 Corporation

Human Remain Detection K9 Consultant

Black Tracks K9 consists of Certified Dogs and Handler Teams ready to deploy.

The only private K9 team with professional credentials.

  • Cadaver Recovery
  • Drug Detection
  • Explosives Detection
  • Fire Arms Detection
  • Search & Rescue
  • Active shooter training
  • Black Tracks K9 Team

Ted Phillips – Retired Master Searcher OPP – Search Committee Member

Ted joined the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) on May 10, 1971. Ted has been involved in Ground Search and Rescue since 1974 and was appointed the lead instructor for Ground Search and Rescue and Search Management for the OPP from 1991 until he retired in 2002, after 31-years in law enforcement. Ted owned and operated SARTAC for ten years, teaching search and rescue and search management to police services, fire departments and National Parks throughout Ontario.

 

Karen Somerville – Search Consultant (Alberta)

Karen grew up in Calgary and attended the University of Calgary, graduating with a Bachelor of Kinesiology with a major in Outdoor Pursuits. Later, Karen worked as an outdoor instructor with the National Outdoor Leadership School, leading students on multi-day backcountry trips throughout many Western States and up into the Yukon. In 2013, Karen began working as a firefighter for the City of Calgary. An avid dog lover, Karen and her human remains detection dogs have been deployed locally, nationally and internationally. At PBMH, Karen oversees and assists with field searches.