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 …
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 the night of Saturday, April 29, members of Texas Task Force 2, including five SDF-trained Canine Disaster Search Teams, deployed to Canton, Texas, to assist in searching for survivors following a series of deadly tornadoes that left a path of destruction through three counties.The SDF teams deployed were:Derek Chaky & …
SDF-trained Search Teams Donovan George & Ollie and Doug Van Iwaarden & Sadie deployed in the city of Irvine, California on Friday, April 28, for a missing person search.The person went missing Thursday night at about 8:00 pm and the Search Teams were called out Friday morning to help with search efforts. …
SDF teams were called upon twice this week to prepare for disasters – Derek Chaky & Scout, Robert Grant & Rocky, Patti Krafft & Billy and Andrea Sutcliffe & Skye staged with their task force as tornado season kicked-off in Dallas, TX, while Greg Gould & Dax and Brian Girard …
In the early evening hours of January 30, 2017, SDF Search Teams Eric Ingstad & Java and Cynthia Sato & Roxy were called on to respond to a landslide in Hollywood Hills with Los Angeles Fire Department.According to news reports, one of the original 911 calls was made by a …
SDF Team Searches River Bed After Vehicle Washes Up in Orange County, CAAs a third, and most powerful, storm hit Southern California this week, it packed a punch that created flooding and mudslides throughout the region. SDF-trained Search Team Alex Van & Winnie responded to a vehicle found washed up …
SDF Teams Search for Survivors After Tree Falls on Wedding Party Photo ShootWhat began as a beautiful celebration ended in tragedy the afternoon of December 17th, when a large eucalyptus tree fell on a wedding party taking photos in Whittier, CA. Sadly, the mother-of-the-bride was killed and several others injured after …
Maddie and Tanner searched for a missing person at 2am on the 19th.Maddie had been dispatched to a serious car crash as an EMT that morning. Maddie reports: “The car was about 25 yards off the road, severely damaged, on its roof in a field.” She was treating two young …
Three SDF canine disaster search teams are currently deployed to assist in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew:Eric Darling & Ben (Pennsylvania Task Force 1 – PA-TF1)Marshia Hall & Lilah (Florida Task Force 1 – FL-TF1)Julie Padelford-Jansen & Ricochet (Florida Task Force 2 – FL-TF2)Eric & Ben are heading toward Florida …
