Dennis DiMarzio & Ty, Gary Durian & Tanker, and Andy Olvera & Stetson were deployed at 12:00 pm on August 4 to search a mudslide triggered by flooding in the Mt. Baldy, CA region. The teams were called out after a cry for help was heard from the mud and …
This past April, the intensive training of our Bay Area teams was put to the test when a hillside collapsed upon the rear of a Mill Valley home. SDF-trained search teams Jim Boggeri & Recon (Marin County Fire) and SDF handler Teresa Ortenberger and her recovery dog, Rose, were called into action.Heavy …
Laguna Beach Landslide: Marc & Val RespondIncident Report from Marc Valentine, SDF handler, Montebello Fire Dept.On Wednesday, June 1, 2005, a large part of Bluebird Canyon in Laguna Beach let go and started to slide downhill. All told, 22 homes were red-tagged and another 30 were yellow-tagged.At about 12:30 p.m., …
Report by Michael Scott SDF Canine Handler and El Cajon Fire Department Division Chief/Fire MarshalOn December 12, 2004 a section of bluff collapsed at the Torey Pines State Beach. This isn’t the first time—several sections of the San Diego coastline are subject to bluff collapse. There have been a few …
December 26, 2003A few days before Christmas, SDF teams were deployed to the Waterman Canyon wilderness near San Bernardino, California. This was a site where devastating fires increased vulnerability for flooding and mudslides. The teams included: Carrie Henger & Doc (L.A. County Fire), Russell Tao & Harry (Montebello Fire), and John Thomas & …
