Sentences with phrase «rescue victims of disasters»
The dogs are trained to prevent terrorism; work with law enforcement agencies to detect explosives and narcotics; rescue victims of disasters or accidents; and detect medical conditions such as cancer or diabetes.
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«The ultimate goal of FINDER is to help emergency responders efficiently rescue victims of disasters,» said John Price, program manager for the First Responders Group in Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate in Washington.
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The media love drone heroics, and Aeryon's flying robots have starred in a number of high - profile nail - biters: guiding a rescue mission to frozen Alaska; assisting in a drug bust in Central America; helping natural disaster victims in the Philippines and Nepal.
Most of the disaster - related apps that presented today mentioned the recent events of Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma in their pitches, observing that tech should be able to pair victims, resources and rescue workers far better than existing services.
While some hacks addressed specific disaster scenarios like emergency ridesharing and drone rescue operations, nearly all of the disaster - related apps mentioned failings of modern emergency management, like a «lack of communication» between victims and rescuers and the absence of a «cohesive program» tracking realtime rescue and relief efforts.
«We hope our findings give rescue teams the information they need about the optimal time frame in which to deploy human scent dogs versus human remains detection dogs to best ensure the recovery of victims following a mass disaster.»
Victims of intentional cruelty, lost pets who have strayed from home, animals displaced by disasters and animals who pose public safety threats (e.g., dangerous dogs, rabies quarantines) are plainly animals for whom the shelter and rescue system is a vital and necessary refuge.
In addition to the rescue and adoption of almost 1,000 animals each year, we also provide a low cost spay / neuter program, education programs, free board to animals of domestic violence victims, volunteer opportunities and are a first response disaster relief team member.
Animal Rescue Corps is an animal protection organization that focuses on the rescues of larger numbers of animals who are abused, neglected or are victims of natural disasters.
March • Humane Society of Missouri Disaster Response Team responds to help rescue and provide emergency shelter for pets of Southeast Missouri Flood victims.
A search and rescue team from the Ponorogo Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) has recovered the body of a fifth victim of a landslide that hit Banaran village, Ponorogo regency, East Java, on April 2.
Most of the disaster - related apps that presented today mentioned the recent events of Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma in their pitches, observing that tech should be able to pair victims, resources and rescue workers far better than existing services.
The RRF was established to provide housing - related assistance to needy victims of disasters, including, but not limited to, affected relief and rescue workers and their families, and for other charitable purposes permitted under Section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.