Not Much Time: My Mission to Find Earthquake Survivors

The author had to take a detour through private property to avoid these cracks in the road. (Courtesy JRDA Team 7)

The JRDA training ground in Fujimi. (Courtesy JRDA Team 7)

The food I took with me. (Courtesy JRDA Team 7)

Being briefed on the status of the house by a firefighter at Monzen, Wajima. (Courtesy JRDA Team 7)

Coco after searching for survivors of the Atami landslide. (Courtesy JRDA Team 7)

Coco searches in rubble at a 2023 training session conducted in conjunction with local fire departments from Toride, Ibaraki, and Abiko, Chiba. (Courtesy JRDA Team 7)

Training is a way for handlers and their dogs to bond. (Courtesy JRDA Team 7)