The Salt Lake City Fire Department has officially welcomed a new arson K-9 — K-9 George.
Each year, hundreds of lives are lost on top of the billions of dollars in property damage — all because of fires intentionally set by arsonists. Now, there's a new detective with the Salt Lake City Fire Department trying to sniff out the criminals and change that trend.
During training, the pup and handler completes a four-week, or 200-hour, course where they become a certified arson dog team.
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