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The International Search and Rescue Dog Organisation (IRO) is the worldwide umbrella organisation for search and rescue dog work and partner of the UN organisation INSARAG. It unites more than 250,000 people worldwide with about 4,000 certified search and rescue (SAR) dogs. The headquarters are in Salzburg.
Falling within the field of detection, a search-and-rescue (SAR) dog is one trained to respond to crime scenes, accidents, missing persons events, as well as natural or man-made disasters. [2] These dogs detect human scent, which is a distinct odor of skin flakes and water and oil secretions unique to each person [2] [3] and have been known to ...
The International Search and Rescue Advisory Group ( INSARAG) is a network of disaster-prone and disaster-responding countries and organizations dedicated to urban search and rescue (USAR) and operational field coordination. It aims to establish standards and classification for international USAR teams as well as a methodology for international ...
Search and rescue in the United States. Search and rescue in the United States involves a wide range of organizations that have search and rescue responsibilities. In January 2008, the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released the National Response Framework (NRF) which serves as the guiding document for a federal response ...
These include mountain rescue; ground search and rescue, including the use of search and rescue dogs (such as K9 units); urban search and rescue in cities; combat search and rescue on the battlefield and air-sea rescue over water. International Search and Rescue Advisory Group (INSARAG) is a UN organisation that promotes the exchange of ...
Trakr. Trakr (c. 1994 – April 2009) was a German Shepherd police dog who along with his handler, Canadian police officer James Symington, discovered the last survivor of the September 11 attacks at the World Trade Center in New York City in 2001. For his accomplishments, Trakr was named one of history's most heroic animals by Time magazine. [1]
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) deployed a Disaster Assistance Response Team of around 200 people to Turkey, including 159 search-and rescue personnel, 12 dogs, experienced emergency managers, hazardous materials technicians, engineers, logisticians, paramedics, planners, and 170,000 pounds (77,000 kg) of ...
August 25, 1999. Died. June 6, 2016. ( 2016-06-07) (aged 16) Cypress, Texas. Bretagne (August 25, 1999–June 6, 2016) [1] (pronounced Brittany) [2] was a Golden Retriever rescue dog who searched for survivors at Ground Zero after the September 11 attacks. [3] It was the first assignment for her and her owner and trainer, Denise Corliss, [4 ...