Our Services

ETHOS’s K9s and handlers provide AHJs with Trailing, Electronics Detection and HRD K9 teams that are trained and experienced in operating in varied terrain and settings, including wilderness, urban, evidence, and disaster response settings. Both K9s and handlers are trained, experienced, and certified by various entities, including IPWDA, AWD

ETHOS provides both strategic and tactical search planning, support, and operations for AHJs. Our trained, experienced, and certified search planners and managers are an effective resource to law enforcement, fire, and EMA agencies. Our teams provide an integrated support function to AHJs to support in locating lost, missing, and endangered individuals.

ETHOS ground search technicians bring extensive training and field experience across a range of search methods - including evidence-based, rapid response, and wide-area techniques. Leveraging advanced technologies - such as real-time mapping, aerial and satellite imagery, and LIDAR - our teams deliver actionable insights to guide search operations. These tools, combined with Lost Person Behavior analytics, real-time voice and data communication, and seasoned field personnel enable us to provide critical support to the Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ). All ETHOS search technicians are certified to ASTM 2209 and NASAR SARTECH standards ensuring professional and mission-ready capability.

Our water‑search program integrates K9 scent‑detection, side‑scan sonar, and dive operations to deliver a comprehensive, multi‑disciplinary approach to locating missing persons in aquatic environments. Working alongside our partners at Great Lakes Search and Recovery, we deploy the right resources at the right time to ensure efficient, defensible, and compassionate search coverage.

ETHOS’s personnel are able to assist AHJs in the aftermath of tornado's, floods, hurricanes, and other natural disasters. The team is trained to operate within the NIMS framework and seamlessly integrates into incident command structures of varying complexity and scale.

ETHOS’s FAA-licensed remote pilots use modern drones with high resolution video and photography capabilities to obtain imagery of areas for analysis. Our pilots and support personnel are qualified and experienced in image interpretation, and provide key support in searching large areas.

Our certified water‑search K9 teams are trained to detect human scent rising from submerged sources, even in challenging environments such as reservoirs, coves, and moving water. Handlers work in coordination with boat operators to identify, bracket, and confirm areas of interest, providing rapid, high‑value intelligence that guides sonar and dive operations.

ETHOS’s rope operations team is trained and qualified to NFPA 1006 standards for rope rescue operations. The team, composed of rope rescue operations and technician-level certified personnel, are capable of both low and high-angle operations in both remote and urban settings.