We are sincerely grateful to AKC Reunite foundation for their grant to CARDA for $2,500 in support of our large source training series. This will allow the training program to extend to all the dog teams in the southern part of the state. We could not do this without the […]
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Certification News: “Lance” and Jess Baker
Congratulations to “Lance” and Jess Baker for passing their initial avalanche rescue certification. A new team for the State of California. Great job “Lance” and Jess. “Lance” and Jess are also members of the Placer County Sheriff Search and Rescue and Yosemite/SEKI National Parks (Yodogs) search and rescue teams. Safe […]
Read MoreMeeting 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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Good article on training and searching with avalanche dogs. https://www.kunr.org/local-stories/2024-02-23/tahoe-avalanche-rescue-dogs
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CARDA member Michelle Henderson speaks about volunteering for search & rescue with her K-9 Quinn.
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