Search and Rescue Dog Demo

Alice Holmes and Ranger are volunteers with the New Jersey Task Force One (NJTF1). Members of the NJTF1 provide advanced rescue assistance during critical times, such as building collapses.


Students had the opportunity to learn more about the efforts of this unit and the dogs involved in such a critical task through several demonstrations in which Ranger had to “go to work”. Ms. Holmes gave several commands and Ranger quickly followed. The other demonstration had me "buried” in rubble. Ranger immediately followed her scent, jumped over boxes, and sniffed me out to safety. Ms. Holmes also spoke about the valiant efforts of the NJTF1 during the World Trade Center recovery efforts.