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  2. St. Bernard (dog breed) - Wikipedia

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    The St. Bernard or Saint Bernard (UK: / ˈ b ɜːr n ər d /, US: / b ər ˈ n ɑːr d /) is a breed of very large working dog from the Western Alps in Italy and Switzerland. [3] They were originally bred for rescue work by the hospice of the Great St Bernard Pass on the Italian-Swiss border.

  3. Barry (dog) - Wikipedia

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    Barry der Menschenretter (1800–1814), also known as Barry, was a dog of a breed which was later called the St. Bernard that worked as a mountain rescue dog in Switzerland and Italy for the Great St Bernard Hospice. He predates the modern St. Bernard, and was lighter built than the modern breed. He has been described as the most famous St ...

  4. Columbus Division of Fire - Wikipedia

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    The Columbus Division of Fire oversees 35 engine companies, 16 ladder companies, 5 rescue companies, and 40 EMS transport vehicles as well as several special units and reserve apparatus. It is staffed by a minimum of 292 personnel during daytime hours (first 12 hours) and 331 during nighttime hours (second 12 hours). [ 5 ]

  5. Great St Bernard Hospice - Wikipedia

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    The St Bernards were specially bred and trained for the role of mountain rescue because they were sufficiently strong to cross deep snow drifts and had the capacity to track lost travellers by scent. The first evidence that the dogs were in use at the monastery is in two paintings dating to 1690 by Salvator Rosa .

  6. Bernard of Menthon - Wikipedia

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    Église Saint-Bernard de Menthon in Ferrette, Alsace. As of 2012 the congregation consisted of around 35 professed members, the majority of whom live at the hostel while some provide pastoral care to neighbouring parishes. [7] St Bernard dogs are still on the site as pets and to entertain tourists; helicopters are used in rescue operations ...

  7. List of individual dogs - Wikipedia

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    Barry, a famous Saint Bernard rescue dog, reportedly saved 40 people. Bilbo, a lifeguard Newfoundland dog on Sennen beach in Cornwall, credited with saving three lives. [63] Dakota, a pit bull search and rescue dog who responded to over 100 search missions including the search for the astronauts who died in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster.

  8. Search and rescue dog - Wikipedia

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    A search-and-rescue (SAR) dog is a dog trained to respond to crime scenes, accidents, missing persons events, as well as natural or man-made disasters. [1] These dogs detect human scent , which is a distinct odor of skin flakes and water and oil secretions unique to each person [ 1 ] [ 2 ] and have been known to find people under water, snow ...

  9. Sutphen - Wikipedia

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    The Scranton Fire Department has a Sutphen rescue, two aerial trucks, and two engines. [citation needed] Greenville, South Carolina, has an all Sutphen fleet including a heavy rescue, two engines, and a 100-foot (30 m) platform. [citation needed] Kenosha, Wisconsin, maintains an all Sutphen fleet of 7 Engines and 3 Ladder trucks. The newest ...

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