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PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
Search & Rescue Dogs Are Put to the Test
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT OES:
February 22, 2002 Eric Lamoureux
Sheryl Tankersley
(916) 845-8400
CONTACT SACRAMENTO US&R
Patrick Ellis (Will be on site)
cell phone: (916) 616-2430
WHAT: This weekend, the Governor's Office of Emergency Services, in
coordination with its Sacramento Urban Search & Rescue Task Force #7,
will test 18 Urban Search & Rescue canines. During the Disaster Search
Canine Readiness Evaluation, each canine will undergo a rigorous 1 ½ hour
test rescuing mock victims from rubble piles of various configurations.
WHO: Eleven US&R canines from various parts of California, seven
from other states and one from Canada. Some of the canines are being
tested for the first time, others are being recertified as required every
two years, but most are being tested for a promotion.
WHEN: Eight dogs will be tested each day on rotation. Saturday and
Sunday handlers and canines will congregate at 7 a.m., with
"victims" taking their places at 8:10 a.m. The tests will run
each day at 8:30 a.m., 11:05 a.m. 1:55 p.m.
WHERE: Florin-Perkins Landfill, 4201 Florin Perkins Road, Sacramento
DIRECTIONS: Take Highway 50 to Power Inn Road/Howe Avenue exit
Go south on Power Inn Rd, immediately get into the left lane
At Folsom Blvd. turn left (East)
At the second light veer right onto Jackson Road (its a Y in the road).
The next light is Florin Perkins Road, turn right.
The site is 1.4 mile on the left.
OES coordinates state-level emergency preparedness, response, recovery
and mitigation for a wide range of natural and human-caused emergencies
and disasters. These include earthquakes, floods, fires, hazardous
material incidents, nuclear power plant emergencies, dam breaks and other
disasters and emergencies. Among its duties, OES coordinates the state's
mutual aid systems for fire & rescue, law enforcement and other
emergency response and recovery disciplines.
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