Congratulations to Julia Thoreson for passing her Ground Searcher certification test. New team for CARDA! Julia is also a member of the Alameda County Sheriff Search and Rescue team. Well done and safe searching! CARDA

Congratulations to “Tillie” and Ron Smith for passing their large source cadaver recertification. Ron and Ellie are also members of the San Luis Obispo Sheriff Search and Rescue team. Well done and safe searching! CARDA

We are very grateful to the California Fire Foundation for their recent $15,000 grant to CARDA directed to training our K9 teams in searching burned environments. In the coming year, CARDA will be able to send more than 30 new teams to the POST Training (Search Methods and ID in […]

Congratulations to “Jax” and Monica Reeves for passing their annual human remains detection recertification. We appreciate all the hard work and dedication you both put into search and rescue. Monica and “Jax” are also members of the Nevada County Sheriff Search and Rescue and Yuba County Sheriff Search and Rescue […]