ESCANABA — A new service dog is expected to soon join the ranks of working K9s in Delta County, and with a different area of expertise — arson detection. Zachary Denome, chief of the Escanaba Township Volunteer Fire Department, began looking into the idea of obtaining an arson-detecting dog — one trained to home-in on the scents of fire accelerants — several months ago, with the intention that the dog would belong to the Escanaba Township Fire Department. But it would be a big commitment and liability for the volunteer department, so instead, the plan shifted — Denome and the new dog will be an unaffiliated solo unit that can respond to fires where the causes are unknown and possibly suspicious.

Most police K9s working in the area — including Enzo and Cibo with the Escanaba Public Safety

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