New K-9 Accelerant Detection team taking over in Delaware – 47abc

DELAWARE- The Delaware Workplace of the State Hearth Marshal has a brand new member on their workforce.

His identify is P.J. He’s now Delaware’s State Farm Arson canine and his paired with Deputy Hearth Marshal Michael Pfaffenhauser. This workforce can be taking up for the retiring workforce Chief Deputy Hearth Marshal John Galaska and Ok-9 Tanya.

The Ok-9 Accelerant Detection workforce referred to as to fires to detect if an accelerant was used on the scene.

We’re instructed P.J. is the one Accelerant Detection Ok-9 in Delaware making the roles of first responders simpler.

“Withougt P.J. we must make a finest educated guess the place we imagine, if we imagine, there’s ignitable liquids, gather that pattern after which ship it to a lab to be verified,” Deputy Hearth Marshal Michael Pfaffenhauser mentioned. “With P.J., P.J. can roughly inform us precisely the place it’s at.”

We’re instructed PJ’s coaching was offered by State Farm by means of their Arson Canine Program partnered with Paul Gallagher and his trainers with Maine Specialty Canines. That is the fifth workforce skilled for the Workplace of the State Hearth Marshal in Delaware.