Alliance for Emergency Response Instructors & Examiners (AERIE)

SARResponder™ 3 Certification Online Written Exam
2025-10-13, 2025-10-27, 2025-11-10, 2025-12-01, 2025-12-15, 2025-12-22 | Online Exams, Online, Online, TX, United States
Price: $150.00
SARResponder™ 3 Certification (online) Written Exam
Chief Instructor/Examiner: AERIE
Location: Online, Texas

Description:
This is the written exam for the AERIE SARResponder™ 3 Certification. There is no field skill testing required. This is also the written exam required for AERIE Canine Ground SAR Certification (which does have additional skill verification requirements) and the final exam for the SARAware™ Course. For more information, please review the protocols for each of these certifications or contact us a registrations@aerieonline.net

PLEASE NOTE: In addition to successfully challenging this exam, SARResponder™ 3 Certification requires proof of the following: CPR (including AED training), Basic 1st Aid, and FEMA IC-100. The completion certificates for these programs should be uploaded via the registration form. Within 24 hours after the required documents have been uploaded, and the registration fees paid, you will receive an email containing the exam URL and login information as well as instructions to follow before challenging the exam.

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SARResponder™ 3 Certification Online Written Exam
2026-01-26, 2026-02-09, 2026-02-23, 2026-03-09, 2026-03-23, 2026-04-13, 2026-04-27, 2026-05-11 and 3 more dates | Online Exams, Online, Online, TX, United States
Price: $200.00
SARResponder™ 3 Certification (online) Written Exam
Chief Instructor/Examiner: AERIE
Location: Online, Texas

Description:
This is the written exam for the AERIE SARResponder™ 3 Certification. There is no field skill testing required. This is also the written exam required for AERIE Canine Ground SAR Certification (which does have additional skill verification requirements) and the final exam for the SARAware™ Course. For more information, please review the protocols for each of these certifications or contact us a registrations@aerieonline.net

PLEASE NOTE: In addition to successfully challenging this exam, SARResponder™ 3 Certification requires proof of the following: CPR (including AED training), Basic 1st Aid, and FEMA IC-100. The completion certificates for these programs should be uploaded via the registration form. Within 24 hours after the required documents have been uploaded, and the registration fees paid, you will receive an email containing the exam URL and login information as well as instructions to follow before challenging the exam.

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SARAware™ Course
2026-03-14 - 2026-03-15, 2026-04-11 - 2026-04-12, 2026-05-02 - 2026-05-03, 2026-06-13 - 2026-06-14, 2026-08-15 - 2026-08-16 | Denton County TX, TBD, Denton, TX, United States
Price: $400.00
SARAware™ is a 16-20 hour course designed to prepare responders to function on SAR Incidents, as support members of the Incident Management Team, or as a foundation for SAR field responders. In the traditional classroom setting the course can be taught as a weekend class or as a two-day class during the week. Generally, volunteers prefer the weekend schedule; while (agency) paid members usually prefer the work week schedule. Classroom portions are currently available in traditional classroom settings and very soon as interactive online courses. This class prepares the student to challenge the AERIE SARResponder™ 3 Certification. Since these foundational concepts are not presented in higher level and specialty course, SARResponder™ 3 Certification is a pre-requisite course for the SARResponder™ course, as well as AERIE’s SAR Management level courses. The SARResponder™ 3 Certification is also required for candidates seeking AERIE Canine Ground Search™ Certification.
PLEASE NOTE: The pre-requisites to attend this class include FEMA IS-100, Adult & Child CPR and Basic (Community) First Aid. Proof (certificates) of completion of these pre-requisites MUST be uploaded to the registration form. Approximately 24 hours after uploading the required documents, and paying the registration fee, you will receive an email with additional course details including address where the class will be conducted and a list of hotels convenient to the class location.

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CIRT K9 Certification
2026-04-30 08:00 - 17:59 (America/Chicago) | Abilene PD Training, 4565 South 1st St., Abilene, TX, 79605, United States
HELLO COLLEAGUES! THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN CHALLENGING THE CIRT K9 FIELD EXAM. THERE ARE NUMEROUS REQUIREMENTS THAT MUST BE COMPLETED, IN ORDER TO TEST. PLEASE READ THIS ENTIRE PAGE BEFORE FILLING OUT ANY INFORMATION. YOU MUST, IN ADDITION TO FILLING OUT THE REGISTRATION FORM, SUBMIT ALL THE REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS AND FEES (THIS IS NOT A FREE EXAM), AT THE TIME OF REGISTRATION. IF YOU DON’T HAVE THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTS HANDY, PLEASE EXIT THIS PAGE, GATHER UP THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTS AND PAYMENT METHODS, THEN RETURN TO ENTER/SUBMIT ALL THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTS AND FEES TO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THE REGISTRATION PROCESS. WE LOOK FORWARD TO TO WORKING WITH YOU!
This is the registration process for attaining national certification as a CIRT K9 Handler and for your Canine Partner as a certified CIRT K9. This is the field testing portion of the certification process. Please make sure you have completed all the pre-requisites to be eligible for this certification testing. The link to those pre-requisites is: Pre-Requisites for CIRT K9 Testing Upon completion of Registration, Waiver of Liability, and Ticketing, you will receive a link to the AERIE online CIRT K9 Written Examination. This written exam must be successfully completed not later than 14 days prior to arriving at the field testing location. Please bring your (successful) written exam certificate to the field test event.
For those who are going to be testing for RECERTIFICATION, we still request you submit the required documents listed below, unless you are testing the same K9 and submitted your documents last year. If you and this K9 partner tested last year, simply enter “Tested in 2024” in the comment section of the registration. We still require a current Annual Veterinary Wellness Visit Record. So please upload that document prior to clicking on “Submit”. And of course, don’t forget to enter a quantity of 1 in the “Buy a Ticket” section of this registration page.
The written exam, however, has not been updated this year, so those re-certifying will be exempt from taking the written exam. If your agency is paying for your testing (other than using your personally issued credit card), please ask them to contact Dion Petaros at 214-558-9160 for arrangements. Thanks for choosing AERIE (again) for your CIRT K9 certification needs!
Also, after completing the registration and ticketing (Fee) process, you will receive and email directing you to execute the required Waiver of Liability/Assumption of Risk document. Please follow the link in that email to complete this document.
To stipulate compliance with the pre-requisites, please upload the following documents (copies of your Agency or State training records are acceptable) with this registration process:

NFPA 472/CFR 291910.120 Part Q – Hazardous Materials – Awareness Level Course (online FEMA IS-5.a An Introduction to Hazardous Materials is acceptable)
Bloodborne Pathogens training course that meets or exceeds 29CFR
(online) FEMA IS-100 & 200 (IS-100 & IS-200)
Current (nationally) approved Cardiac Pulmonary Resuscitation certification and a current American Red Cross or equivalent Basic First Aid Course, or higher medical training
Agency sponsored/approved Peer Support Training Course (24-40 hours) dated within one year prior of AERIE examination process
Written agency approval (on letterhead), by Director/Sheriff/Chief or their Designee naming you and your canine to be tested
Results of an Agency Background Check, conducted prior to the AERIE examination process (Agency signed affidavit stating the Background Check was performed is acceptable).
Signed, written stipulation the canine partner does not have any history or current behavioral issues such as: Aggression, Fear, Cowering, Avoiding Contact/Interaction, Extreme Environmental Insecurities, Separation Anxiety, Uncontrollable High Prey Drive (please list each/all these behaviors on the document as non-existent)
Copy of Agency Photo ID for you and your canine partner (single ID if joint, individual if separately badged)
Canine Vaccination Records
Documentation your canine has achieved certification as a properly socialized canine from a nationally recognized training/certification organization (e.g., AKC Canine Good Citizen certification).

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SARResponder™ 3 Certification Online Written Exam
2026-07-13, 2026-07-27, 2026-08-10, 2026-08-24, 2026-09-07 | Online Exams, Online, Online, TX, United States
Price: $250.00
SARResponder™ 3 Certification (online) Written Exam
Chief Instructor/Examiner: AERIE
Location: Online, Texas

Description:
This is the written exam for the AERIE SARResponder™ 3 Certification. There is no field skill testing required. This is also the written exam required for AERIE Canine Ground SAR Certification (which does have additional skill verification requirements) and the final exam for the SARAware™ Course. For more information, please review the protocols for each of these certifications or contact us a registrations@aerieonline.net

PLEASE NOTE: In addition to successfully challenging this exam, SARResponder™ 3 Certification requires proof of the following: CPR (including AED training), Basic 1st Aid, and FEMA IC-100. The completion certificates for these programs should be uploaded via the registration form. Within 24 hours after the required documents have been uploaded, and the registration fees paid, you will receive an email containing the exam URL and login information as well as instructions to follow before challenging the exam.

Your name

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City

State

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AERIE CIRT K9 CERTIFICATION - ADVANCED
2026-07-29 19:00 - 23:30 | Oklahoma City Police Department Training Center, Oklahoma City, TX, United States
HELLO COLLEAGUES! THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN CHALLENGING THE AERIE CIRT K9 – ADVANCED FIELD EXAM. THERE ARE NUMEROUS REQUIREMENTS THAT MUST BE COMPLETED, IN ORDER TO TEST. PLEASE READ THIS ENTIRE PAGE BEFORE FILLING OUT ANY INFORMATION. YOU MUST, IN ADDITION TO FILLING OUT THE REGISTRATION FORM, SUBMIT ALL THE REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS AND FEES (THIS IS NOT A FREE EXAM), AT THE TIME OF REGISTRATION. IF YOU DON’T HAVE THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTS HANDY, PLEASE EXIT THIS PAGE, GATHER UP THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTS AND PAYMENT METHODS, THEN RETURN TO ENTER/SUBMIT ALL THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTS AND FEES TO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THE REGISTRATION PROCESS. WE LOOK FORWARD TO TO WORKING WITH YOU!
This is the registration process for attaining national certification as a CIRT K9 – Advanced Handler and for your Canine Partner as a certified CIRT K9 – Advanced. This is the field testing portion of the certification process. Please make sure you have completed all the pre-requisites to be eligible for this certification testing. Upon completion of Registration, Waiver of Liability, and Ticketing, you will receive a link to the AERIE online CIRT K9 Written Examination. This written exam must be successfully completed not later than 14 days prior to arriving at the field testing location. Please bring your (successful) written exam certificate to the field test event. NOTE: A new Advanced Certification written exam is in development, but it is not yet published, so those certifying at this level will be exempt from taking a written exam, until further notice.
In order to challenge the AERIE CIRT K9 Certification – Advanced™, you must already hold the AERIE CIRT K9 Certification – Basic™. You must have been in an active operational capacity as a AERIE Basic CIRT K9 Team for a minimum period of three (3) consecutive years from the point of your initial certification.
For those who are going to be testing for the AERIE CIRT K9 Certification – Advanced™, we request you submit the required documents listed below. So please upload these documents prior to clicking on “Submit”. And of course, don’t forget to enter a quantity of 1 in the “Buy a Ticket” section of this registration page.
If your agency is paying for your testing (other than using your personally issued credit card), please ask them to contact Dion Petaros at 214-558-9160 for arrangements. Thanks for choosing AERIE (again) for your CIRT K9 certification needs!
Also, after completing the registration and ticketing (Fee) process, you will receive and email directing you to execute the required Waiver of Liability/Assumption of Risk document. Please follow the link in that email to complete this document.
To stipulate compliance with the pre-requisites, please upload the following documents (copies of your Agency or State training records are acceptable) with this registration process:

FEMA IS-300 & 400 (in-person or virtual at https://www.emsics.com/training/ics/system/300-intermediate-incident-command-system/ and https://www.emsics.com/training/ics/system/400-advanced-incident-command-system/), including the pre-requisite courses listed on these URLs
Current (nationally) approved Cardiac Pulmonary Resuscitation certification and a current American Red Cross or equivalent Basic First Aid Course, or higher medical training
Written agency approval (on letterhead), by Director/Sheriff/Chief or their Designee naming you and your canine to be tested
Copy of Agency Photo ID for you and your canine partner (single ID if joint, individual if separately badged)
Current (within the preceding twelve (12) months) Canine Veterinary Wellness Visit & Vaccination Records

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CIRT K9 Certification - Kansas City Missouri
2026-09-09 09:00 - 17:59 | The Ambassador Building, 12200 N. Ambassador Drive, Kansas City, MO, 64163, United States
HELLO COLLEAGUES! THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN CHALLENGING THE CIRT K9 FIELD EXAM. THERE ARE NUMEROUS REQUIREMENTS THAT MUST BE COMPLETED, IN ORDER TO TEST. PLEASE READ THIS ENTIRE PAGE BEFORE FILLING OUT ANY INFORMATION. YOU MUST, IN ADDITION TO FILLING OUT THE REGISTRATION FORM, SUBMIT ALL THE REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS AND FEES (THIS IS NOT A FREE EXAM), AT THE TIME OF REGISTRATION. IF YOU DON’T HAVE THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTS HANDY, PLEASE EXIT THIS PAGE, GATHER UP THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTS AND PAYMENT METHODS, THEN RETURN TO ENTER/SUBMIT ALL THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTS AND FEES TO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THE REGISTRATION PROCESS. WE LOOK FORWARD TO TO WORKING WITH YOU!
This is the registration process for attaining national certification as a CIRT K9 Handler and for your Canine Partner as a certified CIRT K9. This is the field testing portion of the certification process. Please make sure you have completed all the pre-requisites to be eligible for this certification testing. The link to those pre-requisites is: Pre-Requisites for CIRT K9 Testing Upon completion of Registration, Waiver of Liability, and Ticketing, you will receive a link to the AERIE online CIRT K9 Written Examination. This written exam must be successfully completed not later than 14 days prior to arriving at the field testing location. Please bring your (successful) written exam certificate to the field test event.
For those who are going to be testing for RECERTIFICATION, we still request you submit the required documents listed below, unless you are testing the same K9 and submitted your documents last year. If you and this K9 partner tested last year, simply enter “Previously Tested – Last Year” in the comment section of the registration. If your previous testing occurred in excess of 13 months prior, we will inform you of any documentation or written examination requirements. We still require a current Annual Veterinary Wellness Visit Record. So please upload that document prior to clicking on “Submit”. And of course, don’t forget to enter a quantity of 1 in the “Buy a Ticket” section of this registration page.
The written exam, however, has not been updated this year, so those re-certifying will be exempt from taking the written exam. If your agency is paying for your testing (other than using your personally issued credit card), please ask them to contact Dion Petaros at 214-558-9160 for arrangements. Thanks for choosing AERIE (again) for your CIRT K9 certification needs!
Also, after completing the registration and ticketing (Fee) process, you will receive and email directing you to execute the required Waiver of Liability/Assumption of Risk document. Please follow the link in that email to complete this document.
To stipulate compliance with the pre-requisites, please upload the following documents (copies of your Agency or State training records are acceptable) with this registration process:

NFPA 472/CFR 291910.120 Part Q – Hazardous Materials – Awareness Level Course (online FEMA IS-5.a An Introduction to Hazardous Materials is acceptable)
Bloodborne Pathogens training course that meets or exceeds 29CFR
(online) FEMA IS-100 & 200 (IS-100 & IS-200)
Current (nationally) approved Cardiac Pulmonary Resuscitation certification and a current American Red Cross or equivalent Basic First Aid Course, or higher medical training
Agency sponsored/approved Peer Support Training Course (24-40 hours) dated within one year prior of AERIE examination process
Written agency approval (on letterhead), by Director/Sheriff/Chief or their Designee naming you and your canine to be tested
Results of an Agency Background Check, conducted prior to the AERIE examination process (Agency signed affidavit stating the Background Check was performed is acceptable).
Signed, written stipulation the canine partner does not have any history or current behavioral issues such as: Aggression, Fear, Cowering, Avoiding Contact/Interaction, Extreme Environmental Insecurities, Separation Anxiety, Uncontrollable High Prey Drive (please list each/all these behaviors on the document as non-existent)
Copy of Agency Photo ID for you and your canine partner (single ID if joint, individual if separately badged)
Canine Vaccination Records
Documentation your canine has achieved certification as a properly socialized canine from a nationally recognized training/certification organization (e.g., AKC Canine Good Citizen certification).

Your name

Your email

Street Address

City

State

Zip Code

Your Contact Phone

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Emergency Contact

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Animal Partner

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