Elena Lopez, of the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, Florida Task Force One, Urban Search and Rescue team, searches the rubble in Izmit, Turkey, on Aug. 23, 1999, with her search dog “Thea.” Search and rescue teams from Miami-Dade have been described as among the best and most experienced in the world. (Patrick Farrell/Miami Herald via AP, File) (PATRICK FARRELL/AP)