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London Fire Brigade trains five-month-old cocker spaniel puppy Chase as a fire investigation dog
Overview
A five-month-old cocker spaniel named Chase has joined the London Fire Brigade's fire investigation team as a trainee search dog. Chase is being trained alongside handler Peter Guppey to locate traces of ignitable substances and help identify evidence of deliberately started fires.
Key points
- Five-month-old cocker spaniel Chase has joined the London Fire Brigade's fire investigation team.
- Chase and his handler, sub officer Peter Guppey, will be assessed on their ability to search environments and locate ignitable substances at the end of training.
- Fire investigation search dogs help identify evidence indicating whether a blaze was started deliberately.
- Chase follows recently retired dog Sherlock and joins current brigade dogs Smokey and Simba.