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Record 1 2021-12-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Search and Rescue (Paramilitary)
  • Emergency Management
CONT

Disaster dogs are trained to search for live humans in a variety of demanding environments. These dogs are employed to search collapsed buildings and other structures in response to tornadoes, earthquakes, airplane crashes, as well as other natural and man-made disasters.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Recherche et sauvetage (Paramilitaire)
  • Gestion des urgences
CONT

Le travail d'une «équipe maître-chien» consiste à localiser et [à] signaler précisément toutes odeurs d'êtres humains dans les décombres. Au terme de sa formation, le chien de recherche en décombres saura signaler ses découvertes en aboyant et en grattant à l'endroit où il sent une odeur humaine, même profondément ensevelie sous des gravats ou des dalles de bétons.

Spanish

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