Crime & Safety
Meet Piper: Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Service's Newest K9
Say hello to the newest member of the MCFRS! Piper is a 15-month-old Labrador Retriever working to be certified in Human Remains Detection.
BETHESDA, MD — Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service's newest recruit is only 15 months old. In less than a year, she'll be able to find victims killed in fires and remain calm at trauma scenes.
Piper, a Labrador Retriever, is working to be certified in Human Remains Detection. Her handler and rescuer is John Gilkey.
It's safe to say that Piper is a very good girl.
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Welcome @mcfrs newest Canine (K9) ‘Piper’, 15-month old Lab, working to be certified in ‘Human Remains Detection’ (multiple environments). She will be training for the next 6 months prior to taking her final certification exam. Master Firefighter/Rescuer John Gilkey is handler pic.twitter.com/dtYimJ9i9T
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) February 7, 2019
Images via Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service
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