Congratulations to “Jax” and Ty for passing their trailing recertification! Well done team. “Jax” and Ty are members of the Santa Clara County Sheriff Search and Rescue team as well. Safe searching! CARDA
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Mock Search Training: Nevada County
On 2/10/24, four CARDA certified scent-specific trailing teams participated in a mock search for CARDA President, Carol Shapiro, who went “missing” the prior evening. CARDA member Jeff Landre was the Incident Commander. Each trailing team was flanked by a CARDA member. The LKP is in an urban environment. SAR Topo […]
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“Right Dog for the Job”
Revisiting a good article “Whether it is a missing child, a father who went hiking and never returned, or a brother suspected of having perished in a fire, those who seek CARDA’s help have one thing in common: a search for answers that will bring their loved ones home. Training […]
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Certification News: “E’lle” and Casey Rogers
Congratulations to “E’lle” and Casey Rogers for passing their Human Remains Detection (C1) certification test. A new team to now be available for State of California OES and CARDA. (This is Casey’s second certified dog) Well done Casey and E’lle. CARDA
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Certification News: “Griffin” and Ken Volz
Congratulations on passing the Avalanche Search Dog certification for the State of California. Thank you for your hard work to achieve and maintain certification. CARDA Little known fact, Ken Volz was a member of the US Speed Ski Team and has a personal best of 110.6 mph in 1983. Currently […]
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