Description
This product is non-tangible. This certification should be purchased by Police Officers/Deputy Sheriffs planning to attend a scheduled certification event as required.
Florida Law Enforcement Canine Association
Firearms Detection Certification
Certification Rules:
- Six total hides
- One miss will be allowed for certification. 90%
- A total of four different distractions will be used throughout the certification. One distraction in each area of testing. Examples of distractions, (food, animal odors, clean packaging materials, pungent but not harmful chemicals, clean reward toys, etc.)
- Basic odors for certification:
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- Handguns / rifles / shotguns
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- Parts of handguns / rifles / shotguns
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- Magazines
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- Ammunition (spent and none spent casings)
- All substances must be places out 30 minutes prior to testing.
- Indications must be obvious to the certifying officials and called by the handler.
- The agency requesting a certification should supply the detection odors or make arrangements with the certifying officials before certification.
- The testing will be judged on a pass or fail.
If a canine team fails:
- The team must wait 24 hours before attempting the re-test.
Interior Room Search:
- Three rooms will be used. Two hides and one blank.
- The rooms must be at least 200 square feet.
- Large rooms can be sectioned off with a makeshift or temporary barrier to reduce it to the 200 square foot minimum.
- No two hides will be placed in the same room and no hide may be higher than six feet from the ground or floor.
- The substance must be placed 30 minutes prior to testing.
- Total allotted time to complete the interior room testing will be ten minutes.
Outdoor Search:
- Two outdoor hides will be completed.
- The outdoor area must be at least 1000 square feet.
- The substance must be placed 30 minutes prior to testing.
- Total allotted time to compete the outdoor testing will be ten minutes.
Parcels, Luggage, or Lockers:
- Two hides will be placed out in two different locations.
- A minimum of ten parcels, ten luggage bags, or ten lockers will be used containing one hide.
- The substance must be placed 30 minutes prior to testing.
- Total allotted time to complete the parcel, luggage, or lockers testing will be five minutes.
