Founded in 1996, the National Disaster Search Dog Foundation
(SDF) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, non-governmental organization
based in Ojai, California. Our mission is to strengthen disaster
response in America by recruiting rescued dogs and partnering
them with firefighters and other first responders to
find people buried alive in the wreckage of disasters. We offer
the professionally trained canines and an ongoing training
program at no cost to fire departments. And we ensure
lifetime care for every dog in our program: once rescued,
these dogs never need to be rescued again.
There are currently 70 SDF-trained Search Teams located
in California, Florida, New York, Oklahoma, and Utah. Thanks
to Mutual Aid Agreements between counties, cities and states,
these precious, life-saving resources can be shared regionally
and nationally.
