{"id":4843,"date":"2014-05-09T07:17:02","date_gmt":"2014-05-09T15:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/firechannel.org\/blog\/?p=4843"},"modified":"2014-05-09T07:19:36","modified_gmt":"2014-05-09T15:19:36","slug":"fund-raiser-to-benefit-lbfd-usar-canine-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/firechannel.org\/blog\/?p=4843","title":{"rendered":"Fund Raiser to benefit LBFD USAR Canine Program"},"content":{"rendered":"

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On Saturday, May 10th from 10:00am until 4:00pm, the new\u00a0Unleashed by Petco Store in Long Beach will have a Grand Opening Celebration and host a fund-raiser for\u00a0the Long Beach Fire Department’s Urban Search & Rescue (USAR) Program’s Canine Program.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The LBFD USAR Team are the Department’s heavy technical rescue experts.\u00a0 In 2009, the team received it’s first four legged member, “Rex”.\u00a0 Rex is a Black Labrador and trained to sniff out “live” victims in a variety of situations.\u00a0\u00a0Rex’s handler is LBFD Firefighter\/Paramedic Wade Haller.\u00a0 The pair have a close “team” bond, communicate via hand signals,\u00a0and are rarely separated, even during “off” hours.\u00a0 This pair can be requested at anytime to respond within the city, state, or nationwide disasters.\u00a0 Whether inside, outdoors, trapped, or buried under debris, Rex can pick up the scent and direct USAR Team Members to the victims location.\u00a0 Once there, Team Members use their skills to lift, shore, dig, or extricate victims from the entrapment.<\/div>\n
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Although the LBFD is able to pay for a portion of the costs associated with this program, dog food and vet bills are not covered.\u00a0 To support Rex’s efforts and care, Petco is holding a “Pet Wash” fund-raiser.\u00a0\u00a0Bring your dog to the store and take advantage of 50% off\u00a0dog washing. \u00a0Normally $10 … this weekend only $5.00.\u00a0\u00a0All proceeds will go towards Rex’s benefit.<\/div>\n
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Rex, Wade, and the LBFD USAR Team will also be on hand during this event, from 10:00am until 12:00pm.\u00a0 Rex and Wade will be conducting search demonstrations at 10:00 and 11:00.\u00a0 The USAR Team will also have a static display of the USAR Vehicle and the many pieces of tools and equipment they carry.\u00a0 They are available for photos and questions.<\/div>\n
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The new Unleashed Store will also be hosting pet adoptions and offer information on natural nutrition, trendy pet fashions, travel gear and toys, vaccination clinics, pet adoptions and pet-friendly events.\u00a0\u00a0Be one of the first 50 customers in the store this weekend and get a free 5 pound bag of Natural Balance L.I.D. Potato & Duck dog food and Green Pea & Duck cat food from and free 3oz cans of Merrick dog and cat food. \u00a0While supplies last.<\/div>\n
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The store is located at 1910 Ximeno, near the\u00a0Traffic Circle at the Vons Circle Center in Long Beach.\u00a0\u00a0For more information, please visit: https:\/\/unleashedby.petco.com\/stores\/long-beach-ximeno-ca.aspx<\/a><\/div>\n
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Donations to the LBFD USAR Canine Fund can also be sent to:<\/div>\n
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“Friends of Long Beach Firefighters”<\/div>\n
c\/o Long Beach Fire Department<\/div>\n
3205 Lakewood Blvd.<\/div>\n
Long Beach, CA 90808<\/div>\n
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Checks should be made out to: “Friends of Long Beach Firefighters” \/ USAR Canine Care<\/div>\n
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On Saturday, May 10th from 10:00am until 4:00pm, the new\u00a0Unleashed by Petco Store in Long Beach will have a Grand Opening Celebration and host a fund-raiser for\u00a0the Long Beach Fire Department’s Urban Search & Rescue (USAR) Program’s Canine Program.\u00a0 \u00a0 The LBFD USAR Team are the Department’s heavy technical rescue experts.\u00a0 In 2009, the team […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4843","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-publicsafety"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/firechannel.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4843","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/firechannel.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/firechannel.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/firechannel.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/firechannel.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4843"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/firechannel.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4843\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4848,"href":"https:\/\/firechannel.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4843\/revisions\/4848"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/firechannel.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4843"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/firechannel.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4843"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/firechannel.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4843"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}