Congratulations to Carol Shapiro and “Majik” for passing their human remains detection (HRD) recertification test. We appreciate your hard work and dedication. Carol and “Majik” are also members of the Sacramento County Sheriff and Yuba County Sheriff Search and Rescue teams. Well done and safe searching, CARDA
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Certification News: “Tella” and Jim Hicks
Congratulations to “Tella” and Jim Hicks for passing their large source cadaver (C2) recertification. Thank you both for the hard work and dedication. Jim and “Tella” are also members of the San Mateo County Sheriff Search and Rescue Team. CARDA
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Meeting with Community Groups: CalSAR and California National Guard
We want to extend a huge thank you to all those who participated in the March 17 event at Morgan Territory in Contra Costa County. We had a total of 23 CalSAR personnel, 19 community volunteers and 15 CARDA handlers in the morning (and 12 in the afternoon, some of whom […]
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Meeting with Community Groups: Tahoe Expedition Academy
Ken Volz and “Griff” had the delight to meet with students at the Tahoe Expedition Academy on March 13. Ken and “Griff” demonstrated the “lost hiker” scenario to show the students how dogs use their nose to detect human odor and find the missing in wilderness environments. Thank you Ken, […]
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Certification News: “Lance” and Jess Baker
Congratulations to “Lance” and Jess Baker for passing their initial human remains detection (HRD) test. “Lance” is a certified trailing dog and now will be available for HRD searches as well. Jess and “Lance” are members of the Placer County Sheriff Search and Rescue team as well. Thank you for […]
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