Overlook Fire Company Station 290 Search and Rescue

Overlook Fire Company Station 290 Search and Rescue Overlook Fire Co. Sta. 290 SAR K9 teams is a non-profit 501(c)(3) search and rescue organization.

The Overlook Fire company Station 290 search and rescue K9 team provides K9 resources to support the ground team, law enforcement and fire department on missions for missing persons. There are 2 main disciplines to the K9 teams; Area search and trailing. The area search K9s are invaluable in assisting lost or deceased persons in a wilderness setting especially if the person is unable to respond. T

hey work on-leash and are trained to follow the scent of a human to locate them. The trailing dogs will follow the trail of scent left behind by a human and is very useful in determining the direction of travel a person went in the wilderness or in an urban setting. All of the dogs are personally owned and trained by their owner/handler and all vet bills and food are paid for by the volunteer handlers.

10/08/2025
Some pictures of the dogs on SAR training yesterday.
06/02/2025

Some pictures of the dogs on SAR training yesterday.

NEW RAFFLES All SGC rules apply, 18 to play. A complete list of our raffle rules can be obtained on request. Winner can ...
05/25/2025

NEW RAFFLES
All SGC rules apply, 18 to play. A complete list of our raffle rules can be obtained on request. Winner can pick up prize at Ralpho FireCo 258 Overlook Blvd Shamokin, PA. Or mail to winner.

Thanks for your continued support.👍
All proceeds benefit Ralpho FireCo.

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Nice weather yesterday for a mock SAR scenario training for the search dogs. We also set up our field ops used our mappi...
12/30/2024

Nice weather yesterday for a mock SAR scenario training for the search dogs. We also set up our field ops used our mapping and tracking software.

Photos from early morning yesterday SAR call. The Overlook Fire Company 290 assisted the Sunbury command post by provid...
12/21/2024

Photos from early morning yesterday SAR call.

The Overlook Fire Company 290 assisted the Sunbury command post by providing two K9 dogs, a K9 search team, K9 mapping and tracking operations and Chief 292 aiding as our liaison officer. Our dogs were honed in on the area where the juvenile went and traveled until the juvenile returned due to cold. Bax and Evie were definitely on his trail.

Note: he was missing since about 1030pm and found around 300am.

Besides our team:
Montour and Snyder EMA with their drones. PSP chopper, Sunbury Fire Department, multiple police, and rehab assisted.

Outstanding work to the Sunbury Fire and Police department for a smooth professional operation throughout this crucial situation with a positive and successful ending.

07/28/2024
Training day in the hot weather.
07/28/2024

Training day in the hot weather.

Our K9 dogs ran some trails yesterday morning with the high humid and hot weather and they seem to handle it well. BAX r...
07/01/2024

Our K9 dogs ran some trails yesterday morning with the high humid and hot weather and they seem to handle it well. BAX ran a 14 hour old trail and made the find in 50 minutes. That was pretty good with the terrain he ran through. Cocoa also ran some trails and ran a good smooth trail. Our newest K9 puppy Onyx was running some beginner training techniques. K9 Evie was at traning but we decided to bench her because we felt she wasn’t hydrated enough for the long trail in the weather.

(BOY SCOUTS) This past weekend the Overlook K9 SAR crew presented a SAR display and also provided demonstrations at Camp...
05/15/2024

(BOY SCOUTS) This past weekend the Overlook K9 SAR crew presented a SAR display and also provided demonstrations at Camp Karoondinha for the Boy Scouts of America spring CSI Camporee. We were happy to participate in the spring camporee educational event for the scouts.

Thank you NSDA for giving part of our team and K9’s the opportunity to test for our Wilderness Trailing Certifications....
05/11/2024

Thank you NSDA for giving part of our team and K9’s the opportunity to test for our Wilderness Trailing Certifications. NSPA is truly a professional and quality organization.

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258 Overlook Boulevard
Shamokin, PA
17872

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