Shawnee, Oklahoma – Within 2½ hours, boots and paws were on the ground searching the debris. During the past five days, tornadoes have carved a wide and tortuous path of destruction through Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Illinois and Iowa, killing at least seven people and injuring many more. The storms were so …
Keri Grant & Tucker and Laurel Pitman & Sonic were deployed early this morning to search for survivors in a town ravaged by tornadoes. They searched for six hours this morning, covering at least 90 homes, and were able to declare the area “clear” of survivors so the rescue crews …
Two SDF Search Teams from Texas Task Force 2 deployed in aftermath of massive explosion in WacoEarly this morning, Mike Hargrove and Hayden searched the ground floor of a severely damaged apartment building while Keri Grant and Tucker cleared over two dozen homes. Mike and Hayden searched several houses as well. …
At approximately 5:00pm EST on October 28th, three Albany, New York based Search Teams trained by the Search Dog Foundation—Greg Gould & Kura, John Stewart & Lani and Jason Geary & Marsi—were called out by New York Task Force 2 to prepare for deployment to Superstorm Sandy. They met the …
On Tuesday evening we received this text message from our handler Jason Smith in Missouri:”Brent and I are leaving Joplin now after almost two full days of searching. Our Task Force has completed its work in the area assigned to them and has been released by Command. We are headed …
March 11, 12:15 PM PST – 9.0 Earthquake strikes Japan! SDF Search Teams activated Six Canine Disaster Search Teams trained by the Search Dog Foundation have been activated to respond to the deadly earthquake and Tsunami in Japan as part of Los Angeles County Task Force 2. The L.A. Task Force was …
Gas Explosion in San Bruno, CA On Thursday, September 9th around 5:00pm, a gas pipeline exploded in the Glenview neighborhood in the city of San Bruno near the San Francisco Airport. Four people were killed and 37 homes were destroyed or damaged.SDF Search Team Tom Carney and his partner Gypsy were …
Teams Respond to Search for Missing Hiker in Carmel ValleyAround 9:30pm on July 3, SDF Handler Eric Hanzelka received a call from a fellow Carmel Valley Fire Department Captain requesting Eric and his Search Dog Ellie’s help to find a hiker lost in Garland Park, a wooded area in Carmel.Eric …
SDF Teams Search Sacramento House Rocked by Gas ExplosionOn the morning of July 5, SDF Search Teams Tim Robertson & Speaker and Jeff Ivy & Jakers received a call to deploy to a local house search in Sacramento. About one hour earlier, a natural gas explosion had destroyed the home, …
SDF Teams Search for Survivors of Oklahoma TornadoesOn the afternoon of May 10, seven deadly tornadoes touched down near Oklahoma City. The twisters killed five people, injured dozens, and damaged over 50 homes across three counties in a matter of hours. Four of SDF’s five Oklahoma City teams were called …
