TROTSAR Mounted Search and Rescue Team, Inc

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Tomi` Finkle hails from a small farm in Charles County, Maryland. Tomi` is a certified SARTECH-II (a nationally recognized certification) and was elected as the Team’s Commander on January 1, 2006. She is no stranger to the First Responder Community and is a retired federal law enforcement officer (25+ years of service) and a certified emergency manager. She currently works as an incident management preparedness and response subject matter expert for the government. Tomi` has an extensive background in emergency preparedness, disaster recovery, preservation of evidence and wilderness first aid. She is also certified by the Department of Homeland Security’s Center for Domestic Preparedness to teach all levels of (FEMA) Incident Command System (ICS) courses.

Tomi` enjoys competing in judged trail ride events and has received numerous ribbons and awards in that riding discipline. She rides western on a 16-hand tall, Quarter Horse gelding named Copper. This red sorrel gelding has a white blaze, snip and star has a very quiet disposition and thinks that pockets on a person is a source where treats come from. Copper was first deployed for a search in August of 2003 and has been on several incidents and events that span from the Allegany Mountains to the tidal flats of the southern eastern shore of Maryland. Tomi` also has a 15.1 hand tall, black bay Racking Horse named Magnum. Magnum’s first search deployment was in September of 2006.

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 8:47 AM