Sherman, a male chocolate Labrador born in March of 1996, began his life’s journey as a family dog. After just a short time with that family, they found Sherman’s energy and tenacity to be overwhelming, and decided they could not keep him. Diana Davis, who routinely looks for dogs that …
San Diego Union Tribune
San Diego welcomes its newest first responders: Martini, Fletch, Stella and Bella.
Life360 Blog
The story of Ace: From abandoned pet on the brink of euthanasia, to first-class Search Dog in the loving care of handler Rob Cima.
Search Dog deployment in Monterey ParkReported by SDF Handler Captain Marc ValentineAt 9:00 pm on Monday, September 6th, the City of Monterey Park Fire Department received word that a semi-truck had crashed into a house located at 577 Casuda Canyon Road. Upon arrival, the Fire Department found a two-trailer rock-hauler …
by SDF Firefighter Doug Van Iwaarden – Orange County Fire DepartmentLate on Friday, May 15, Wylie and I got the call to help find two missing teenagers. All the information we had was that a girl and her brother may be wandering lost in a wooded area of Cedar Grove …
Kura Finds Missing Girl in Albany, NYby FirefighterGreg Gould, NY State Office of Fire Prevention and ControlOn April 23, 2009 at 6:30 p.m., SDF’s New York Search Teams were called out by East Glenville Fire Chief Scott Pike to search for a missing 15-year old girl in East Glenville. Jason …
Ventura County Star
Pearl, a four year old Black Lab, was considered a lost cause. A Houdini of sorts, she had been picked up running loose on the street and wound up at the Plumas County Animal Shelter near Truckee, CA.
Manny, a male Border Collie, was born December 6, 1996. He was purchased by Bobbie Farquhar, the head of Border Collie Rescue (BCR), as a stud dog. But during his stay with BCR, he displayed all the characteristics of a disaster search dog. Bobbie called the Search Dog Foundation (SDF) …
By SDF Firefighter Dan Solis – Kern County Fire DepartmentAt around 11:00am on April 19, Sandi and I were called to the scene of an accident on State Highway 58 between Keene and Tehachapi, CA. The Highway Patrol suspected the accident had happened the previous night. It was a high-speed, single-vehicle rollover …
By SDF Firefighter Gary Durian, Los Angeles County Fire DepartmentBaxter and I were deployed on the night of April 1, 2009 to a traffic accident in the city of La Cañada-Flintridge. At approximately 6 p.m., a truck loaded with vehicles was driving down Angeles Crest Highway—a steep mountain road—and was …
