search and rescue dog
Disaster response hound
A search and rescue dog is a dog trained to locate missing persons in disaster zones, wilderness areas, or collapsed structures.
These dogs use scent tracking to find survivors buried under rubble or lost in remote terrain: Search and rescue dogs were deployed after the earthquake.
Different dogs specialize in tracking specific individuals, detecting any human scent, or locating cadavers.
- first responderInitial crisis scene personnel
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- scentAirborne odor detected
- scent trailLingering smell pathway
- avalancheRapid mountain snow collapse
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