The National Odor Recognition Test (NORT) is a nationally recognized standardized method to evaluate a canine team’s ability to detect selected explosives.
The ATF National Canine Division mobile training team travels to jurisdictions throughout the United States to administer NORT. This team is comprised of personnel from the National Canine Division and National Laboratory Centers, including canine trainers, explosives specialists, forensic chemists, and instructors certified by the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center's Law Enforcement Instructor Training Program.
Canine teams who participate in the NORT training have a variety of backgrounds, including unique training methodologies, reward systems, canine breeds, canine drives and temperaments, experience level, time-in-service, and proficiency. ATF trainers possess extensive experience providing training recommendations to enable canine teams to successfully complete NORT.
This program serves as an opportunity for local, state, federal and military canine teams to learn new techniques from the nation’s best teams and experts in the field. NORT is available to federal government, law enforcement, fire service, intelligence agency, and military personnel. There is no cost for participating handlers or their agencies.
The National Canine Division offers approximately 12 NORT course sessions nationwide to approximately 500 teams annually.
Contact Us
For more information, email NORT@atf.gov.
