WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – Sedgwick County Fire District 1 announced Tuesday that its first K9 has retired.
Benny, born in 2017, began his service as an Accelerant Detection Canine through the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) in 2018.
He was partnered with Investigator Rusty Vollintine and the Topeka Fire Department until Vollintine retired in 2023. The pair later joined SCFD1 as part‑time investigators in 2024.
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Since joining the district, Benny has responded to 30 structure fires across the region — 13 of them fatal — and his work has contributed to six felony arrests.
“Please join us in wishing Benny a long and healthy retirement! He is the bestest boy!” SCFD1 said in a Facebook post…