Dedication of the K9 Memorial at the Massachusetts Department of Fire Services

Dedication of the K9 Memorial at the Massachusetts Department of Fire Services December 7, 2016

More than 40 dogs trained to detect ignitable liquids or explosives have served the Massachusetts State Police since 1989, and now a memorial to honor them has been built at the state Department of Fire Services in Stow.

Massachusetts State Police Lt. Dan Richard, Exec Officer for Fire and Explosion Investigation Unit served as emcee of the event.

Well over a hundred people attended the ceremony, including Patrick McMurray, Undersecretary for Homeland Security (left), Jennifer Queally, Undersecretary for Law Enforcement (center), and Peter Ostroskey, State Fire Marshal (right)

About a dozen accelerant and explosive detecting K9's were also in attendance.

Massachusetts State Police Det/Lt. Paul Zipper - Commander, Fire and Explosion Investigation Unit

Massachusetts State Fire Marshal Peter Ostroskey

Det/Lt.(Ret.) Robert Corry shares the history of K9's in fire investigation in Massachusetts

Massachusetts State Police Sergeant Paul Horgan (below: with K9 Lucy in 1994)

State Police Association of Massachusetts, President, Dana Pullman

Massachusetts State Police Colonel Richard D. McKeon, Superintendent

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