Partnered with Marshia Hall Temple Terrace Fire Department Florida Task Force 2 Researched and Written by SDF volunteer Nancy May – Rochester, NY Trapper, a very muscular Yellow Lab with an outstanding personality, spent five days in the late summer of 2005 working in the devastation left behind by Hurricane …
As rain fell on Monday, June 19th, New York Task Force 2 (NY-TF2) responded to a call that a two and a half story wood frame apartment complex had collapsed. Apparently abandoned, citizens feared that transients may have been inside at the time the structure gave way. With human life …
California Task Force 5 Search Team Doug Van Iwaarden & Sadie deployed with Orange County Fire Authority late at night on Saturday, June 17th, when a vehicle crashed into a Yorba Linda home. A family of six lived in the house and were sleeping at the time of the tragic …
Thanks to our four-year partnership with the U.S. military, SDF once again has been selected to participate in the Department of Defense’s Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) program. This program allows our military service members to gain valuable, hands-on experience in specified fields of construction in preparation for their military deployments. …
Congratulations to SDF’s four Disaster Search Teams who achieved advanced Type I Certification through the State Urban Search & Rescue Alliance (SUSAR) in June: Brian Girard & Keila, Keri Grant & Tucker, Laurel Pitman & Sonic and Andrea Sutcliffe & Skye!SDF Program Manager Debra Tosch was in Salina, KS on …
By Paul Loboschefsky When Christine Wilson saw the picture of Betsy she knew she had to adopt the dog. Intelligent and driven, Betsy had been selected by SDF as a search dog candidate in 2011 from the Homeward Bound Golden Retriever Rescue & Sanctuary in Elverta, CA. Unfortunately, Betsy also …
Meet two of our canine candidates in training: Fender and Delta! SDF trainers say these two beautiful canines are fun to work with and moving through the program quickly. We expect to see them both graduate later this year so keep your eyes out for more updates on these superstars! …
Deployment Report dated May 17, 2017, by SDF Handler Madison Warner:“Tanner and I were called out to Eagle Mountain, Utah for a search on a missing 7-year-old with our teammates Patrick Cullen and Pyro. After meeting with incident command, Tanner and I were assigned a 2.5 mile search up a …
On May 10th and 11th, SDF welcomed Virginia Task Force 1 (VA-TF1) to our National Training Center (NTC) for an intense two-night deployment simulation exercise. In the training scenario, a devastating earthquake had struck South America, and VA-TF1 members were to establish an effective operation strategy to carry out their …
“Jakers came out of his kennel bouncing like a rabbit!” remembered Julie Haslam, one of SDF’s outstanding volunteers at the time who canvassed shelters looking for the few special dogs with the rare qualities it takes to become a Disaster Search Dog. “I showed him a toy and his eyes …
