Massachusetts State Police welcome new Accelerant-Detection K9 to Fire Investigation Unit

“Fire investigation has been a core mission of the State Fire Marshal’s office for more than 130 years,” said State Fire Marshal Jon M. Davine.

“But for all the advances in technology we’ve seen in that time, nothing beats a dedicated trooper and a well-trained K9.”

River joins more than a dozen accelerant-detection dogs working on fire investigations throughout Massachusetts.

A similar number of explosive-detection K9s serve with the State Police Statewide Bomb Squad.