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Building explosion in Walnut Creek, California
On Halloween morning, Alex Mengell & Gunner set out on their first deployment—an apartment explosion in Walnut Creek, east of San Francisco. When they arrived, Alex & Gunner found the entire top floor of the building had been destroyed, leaving a huge pile of rubble covering the ground floor. Gunner …
Five new Canine Disaster Search Teams set to serve the Bay Area
Bay Woof | In 2015, a new generation of dogs will be partnered with Bay Area firefighters (at no cost to their departments) to be sure there are enough paws on the ground when the next disaster strikes.
Sandy (2001 – 2014)
On November 8, 2001, the world received the gift of a very special litter of Golden Retriever puppies. A man in upstate New York had bred the litter and was raising them to be hunting dogs. At seven weeks of age, two of the puppies–Sandy and Luke–were adopted by Bicky Townsend of …
Soldiers and Sailors partner with Search Dog Foundation
www.Army.mil | JOINT BASE LEWIS MCCHORD, Wash. (Aug. 11, 2014) – U.S. Army Reserve engineer Soldiers had a unique opportunity this summer to get quality training while providing a service truly in line with the Army Corps of Engineer’s mission of civil support.
House explosion in Schenectady, New York
At 3:00pm on August 8, Greg Gould & Dax and Bill Simmes & Bonnie were called out to a house explosion in Schenectady. The house was abandoned but the water and gas were still on, and the property was being used by homeless people in need of shelter. When the teams …
Missing person search in Oklahoma City
A train conductor contacted authorities on August 8 after the train he was driving hit a man near downtown Oklahoma City and he saw the man hurled into tall grass. Dane Yaw & Salsa were called out at 1:00pm to search for the man.A police canine worked the west side …
Mt. Baldy, California mudslide
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 …
Aspen (2001 – 2014)
Aspen, a male Yellow Labrador, was rescued by the Humane League when he was just a puppy and then raised by SDF supporters Jeff and Jill Wenig of Santa Paula, CA. The family had heard about the National Disaster Search Dog Foundation (SDF) and knew something about the kind of …