MEDIA AVAILABILITY: Coast Guard, California Rescue Dog Association K-9s to conduct joint helicopter training

News Release

U.S. Coast Guard 11th District Pacific Southwest Contact: 11th District Public Affairs Office: (510) 437-3325 After Hours: (510) 772-8865 11th District online newsroom

Coast Guard, California Rescue Dog Association K-9s to conduct joint helicopter training

WHO: Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay and California Rescue Dog Association (CARDA) personnel

 

WHAT: Scheduled to conduct joint hoist training for CARDA search-and-rescue K-9 teams using Sector Humboldt Bay helicopters 

 

WHEN: Thursday at 1 p.m.

 

WHERE: Sector Humboldt Bay at 1001 Lycoming Ave., McKinleyville, CA 95519

 

Editor's Note: Media interested in attending the training should RSVP to Lt. Audra Forteza at 707-839-6015 no later than Wednesday, June 20 at 1 p.m..  

 

MCKINLEYVILLE, Calif. — Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay and CARDA personnel are scheduled to conduct joint helicopter hoist training Thursday to help CARDA K-9 teams meet search-and-rescue certification requirements. 

 

Four K-9 teams are scheduled to participate in the hot-load event, which involves loading and unloading the teams from the helicopter without shutting down the helicopter's engines. 

 

The hot load is one of several requirements necessary for CARDA search-and-rescue certification. 

 

CARDA trains, certifies and deploys search dog teams to assist law enforcement and other public safety agencies in the search for lost and missing persons. Once certified, a team can respond to requests from law enforcement for support to locate lost or missing persons. CARDA participates with the California Office of Emergency Services to provide support to requesting law enforcement agencies through a state-wide dispatch system. 

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