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ORLAND PARK, Ill. -- When firefighters need to detect trace amounts of accelerants used to start fires– the human nose alone won’t cut it. But a dog’s can – and as a result, many fire departments are adding canines to the arson-fighting arsenal. We met with one Illinois pup that went through extensive training to become a firefighter with the Orland Fire Department. Yancy is trained for sniffing out crime, but she isn’t the typical firefighting Dalmatian. She … (read more)

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