CUMBERLAND, Md. (WBFF) — For the first time in more than two decades, Western Maryland has its own Accelerant Detection K9 to assist in fire investigations.
K9 “Quinn,” a black Labrador Retriever, and his handler, Senior Deputy State Fire Marshal Adam Rounds, have officially graduated from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) National Canine Training Center in Front Royal, Virginia.
Quinn’s presence is expected to significantly reduce response times for fire investigations that previously relied on K9 units based near Baltimore or farther east…