Debra Tosch
With 15 years of experience in Search and Rescue, Debra Tosch served as a FEMA-Certified Canine Search Specialist with her SDF-trained Search Dog Abby (Wilma’s dog Murphy’s pup) as a part of California Task Force 1. She was deployed to the World Trade Center on 9/11, Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and the La Conchita mudslide near Santa Barbara as well as other urban and wilderness emergencies, all while acting as SDF Program Director. In 2005, Debra retired from active service to succeed Wilma as SDF’s Executive Director. She currently serves on the FEMA Canine Sub-Group and is a FEMA Search Team Testing Evaluator.
