SDF Team Searches River Bed After Vehicle Washes Up in Orange County, CAAs a third, and most powerful, storm hit Southern California this week, it packed a punch that created flooding and mudslides throughout the region. SDF-trained Search Team Alex Van & Winnie responded to a vehicle found washed up …
SDF Teams Search for Survivors After Tree Falls on Wedding Party Photo ShootWhat began as a beautiful celebration ended in tragedy the afternoon of December 17th, when a large eucalyptus tree fell on a wedding party taking photos in Whittier, CA. Sadly, the mother-of-the-bride was killed and several others injured after …
Maddie and Tanner searched for a missing person at 2am on the 19th.Maddie had been dispatched to a serious car crash as an EMT that morning. Maddie reports: “The car was about 25 yards off the road, severely damaged, on its roof in a field.” She was treating two young …
Three SDF canine disaster search teams are currently deployed to assist in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew:Eric Darling & Ben (Pennsylvania Task Force 1 – PA-TF1)Marshia Hall & Lilah (Florida Task Force 1 – FL-TF1)Julie Padelford-Jansen & Ricochet (Florida Task Force 2 – FL-TF2)Eric & Ben are heading toward Florida …
First deployment for Search Dogs Decker and Sarge!Decker & Brent Brainard and Sarge & Aide Barbat of CA-TF8 (San Diego) deployed July 13, 2016 when a bluff collapsed in Del Mar.A man reported to a lifeguard that he witnessed a juvenile female walking below when the bluff collapse occurred. Del Mar Fire, …
Four Oklahoma Search Dogs deploy to tornadoAt approximately 10pm Wednesday night, four Canine Disaster Search Teams, three trained by SDF, responded to the aftermath of a tornado that touched down in Tulsa, OK. After being contacted by the local fire department, the teams arrived at the scene and covered approximately one …
First Deployment of Mike Stornetta and Rocket’s Career and of our 20th Anniversary YearOur hearts go out to the families and friends of the passengers who lost their lives in a small plane crash on January 28th in Santa Rosa, CA. This was the first deployment for Mike Stornetta and …
It was all hands on deck Saturday night.Nine tornadoes ripped through North Texas. Four SDF-trained Search Teams were deployed with Texas Task Force 2 (TX-TF2) based in Dallas. They searched what remained of two of the hardest hit suburbs of Garland and Rowlett, where an EF-4 tornado left hundreds homeless …
SDF Search Teams deployed to make sure no one was trapped alive in the wreckageAt approximately 4:30pm CST on October 23rd, Dallas Fire-Rescue responded to the partial collapse of a seven-story parking garage at the Turtle Creek apartment high-rise where a pool deck removal and remodel was underway. The cave-in …
Brent & Moxie search tornado wreckage overnightLast night, while the six Search Dog Foundation teams deployed to Nepal were assisting in humanitarian assistance operations in that country, Brent Koeninger and his SDF-trained Search Dog Moxie were sent out to search for people buried alive in the aftermath of an F3-level tornado …
