For the SEADOGS, urban disaster search and rescue is an important skill set. But their handlers say it’s not the only skill these dogs have to know.
Search & Rescue
Update: Juneau teen has been found after 2 weeks missing
The 15-year-old had been missing since Jan. 10.
2 dead, 3 rescued after boating accident north of Sitka
The boat capsized near Chichagof Island on Tuesday night.
Coast Guard recovers downed helicopter from island near Petersburg
Now, the MH-60 Jayhawk is on its way to North Carolina for an inspection as part of a larger investigation into what caused the crash.
After fifteen days of searching for 12-year-old Derek Heller, efforts have been suspended
The announcement follows 15 days of searching and clearing landslide debris by the Wrangell Volunteer Fire Department, numerous support volunteers, K9 scent dogs and local equipment operators.
‘We could still hear the hillside cracking’: How neighbors helped each other to safety after Wrangell’s deadly landslide
People stuck on the far side of the slide described a night of confusion and an improvised evacuation.
Juneau man missing since Saturday found safe inside assisted living facility
Riverview staff found 58-year-old Nathan Wilder Bishop, who has Parkinson’s disease and dementia, in the attic around noon.
Wrangell landslide survivor says a bag of sewing supplies saved her from hypothermia
Christina Florschutz survived the slide and is recovering in the Wrangell hospital.
Police issue silver alert for Juneau man reported missing from Riverview Senior Living
The release described Bishop as a white male around six feet tall and 200 pounds. He wears glasses and could be wearing a brown t-shirt and grey pants, but no coat.
State identifies those killed or missing in Wrangell landslide
Workers with the state DOT started to clear the landslide debris on Thursday.