Cajun (originally named Rex) was donated to SDF’s urban disaster search and rescue training program by Elise Lalor, a dog enthusiast and canine handler on California Task Force 4, based in Oakland. In her line of work, Elise regularly encounters people looking for help to find their family just the …
New York Task Force 2 (NY-TF2) members Adam Leckonby & Luka and Greg Gould & Keila searched for victims buried in the remains of a Syracuse home after an explosion leveled it on June 18. Firefighters encountered a heavy odor of natural gas when they arrived on the scene, …
On June 21, 2024, SDF human remains detection (HRD) search teams Nick Bartel & Six, Jon Munguia & Clifford, and Ed Ruiz & Harper from California Task Force 2 (CA-TF2), and SDF handler Eric Darling & Mazie from California Task Force 5 (CA-TF5) deployed to New Mexico with their …
Our thoughts are with the residents of Iowa, Kentucky, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas as they deal with the aftermaths of multiple storms that affected those regions over the last several weeks. On April 26, SDF-trained teams Damon Wirth & Koa and Adam Schaaf & Dodger responded after a tornado hit the Lincoln, Nebraska, …
