As the desperate search and rescue mission continues at the site of the Florida condo collapse, there are teams in Louisiana training for similar disasters.

On Friday, the Louisiana State Urban Search and Rescue task force held exercises dealing with collapsed buildings. It included K-9 teams, which can be the first ones to find signs of life or death.

“Their sense of smell is so acute that they can find these things better than any human machine,” said Trey Todd, president of Louisiana Search and Rescue.

At the training exercise in New Orleans East, Trey Todd and his search dog tried to locate a victim trapped under rubble. Within two minutes of getting on the scene, the dog sent out a signal. A firefighter playing the role of a surviving victim was found.

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