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Hosted by Istanbul Fire Department K-9 Dog Search Training Center10 March 2024 Sunday

On 8-9-10 March 2024, "Live Search in Debris and Search in Nature" exams were held in cooperation with AKUT Search and Rescue Association and Intertanational Search and Rescue Dogs Organization (IRO) with the hosting and support of IMM Istanbul Fire Department K9 Dog Search Training Center.

A total of 49 dogs and 42 trainers participated in the Wilderness Search and Debris Search exams. Istanbul Fire Department K9 chief Fırat Bürçün and his dog Juilet achieved 2nd place in the Nature Search V test. In addition to AKUT volunteers and the dogs of the Istanbul Fire Department, fire departments across Turkey, municipalities and other NGOs as well as two separate teams from Russia participated in the exam.

Participants:

AKUT (Manisa, Mersin, İzmir, Kuşadası, Bursa, Marmaris teams)

IMM Fire Department K9

Aydın Fire Department

Sakarya Fire Department

Ataşehir Municipality

Sarıyer Municipality

Büyükçekmece Municipality

Kadıköy Municipality

Gulf Municipality

Pendik Municipality

AKKD-Search and Rescue Dogs Association