Clark County sending dogs to help in Maui rescues
The Clark County Fire Department is sending two dogs to assist with searching for missing people in the Maui fires.
The dogs will be part of the five-person team from Nevada Task Force 1 that was to leave Thursday to assist with search and recovery efforts in Maui related to the destruction caused by wildfires.
The team, which includes emergency responders from local jurisdictions and two K-9s, is part of NV-TF1, Nevada’s only Urban Search and Rescue Team.
Fire Chief John Steinbeck said Thursday that the county received a request for help with recovering human remains. The Fire Department is sending two human remains dogs and one search specialist.
“They’re loading up as we speak,” he said around 10 a.m. Thursday.
As of Thursday morning, 36 people had died after a wildfire ripped through Lahaina. Another fire was threatening rural areas near Haleakala National Park and a third on the island was nearing the busy city of Kihei on Thursday morning.
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