SARS Search Unit

Emergency Bloodhound Team

Recent Drills and Details

 

Sunday, February 24th, 2008 was a snowy day in the neighborhood, and the dogs enjoyed "the white stuff" on the ground.  Bonnie, Abby, Nancy and Emma trailed a "missing" 12-year-old that was hold-up in a backyard a few blocks away.  At the end of the drill, ATTIE came out to play "find-it" and demonstrated to all the younger dogs that she still has it.

 

February 10th, 2008 was BITTER cold and windy, but the team still arrived for training.  Our Missing person target was hidden inside Fischer Park in Towamencin and with the help of VMSC of Lansdale, the team located our hider, twice. 

Meeting at Boz's house for drill

It's getting rather NIPPY out here

Alex, our "missing person" gets bundled-up

even the spectators are bundled up

VMSC starts the drill with the initial scene survey

They interview the "mother" of the "missing person"

Set up the Command Post and secure the perimiter

SARS "arrives" and begins the search operation

Bonnie makes her first near-dusk search

Now it's getting dark and it becomes a whole new ball-game

Nancy waits her turn in the Command Post Vehicle