Indiana DNR Cave Rescue & K9 Units

The Indiana DNR Cave Rescue Team will provide a brief overview of the Team, it’s capabilities and training, incidents, and interoperability with other agencies and responders.

Jim Hash

Coordinator • ICO Cave Rescue Team

A graduate of Indiana University, Jim started with the Law enforcement Division in 1998, and has been coordinator of the Cave Rescue Team since 2005.His current duty assignment is in Operational District 8, Harrison County.Jim’s extra duties also include serving as a Boat Accident Investigator, Division Spokesperson, Field Training Officer, ROV (Remotely Operated Vehicle) operator, and serving as one of the Divisions’ representatives on the Indiana Hunter Education Board.In his off time, Jim enjoys playing billiards, cycling, kayaking, and trapshooting. 

Jeff Milner

Officer • Indiana Department of Natural Resources

Officer Jeffrey Milner has been an Indiana Conservation Officer since 1993 and a K9 Handler since the inception of Indiana DNR’s highly successful K9 program in 1997. He has instructed all twelve of our K9 Schools. Officer Milner is a current member of the K9 Team and onto his third K9 partner. He began training dogs while in his teens, but became serious in the early 1990s when he trained and field trialed upland bird and waterfowl hunting dogs. Officer Milner is one of the founders of the Canine Resource Protection Program. He sets a high standard for himself on the product he produces with each and every K9 School. In 2002, Officer Milner Received a Certificate of Award from the North American Wildlife Enforcement Officers Association (NAWEOA) for his efforts as a founder and ambassador of the highly successful Indiana Resource Protection K9 Program. In 2012, he received the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies award for Outstanding Work in the Field of Conservation Law Enforcement for his continued work in promoting and sharing information with sister agencies on starting and expanding their own Resource Protection K9 Programs.

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