Cornwall Fire & Rescue Service Newsdesk

Jacks Close, Penryn at 10/02/2017 19:50

The Fire Service received a call at 1950 hours to a garage fire in Jacks Close. Crews from Falmouth, Truro and Helston attended with two fire officers and the fire investigation dog team. The crews used breathing apparatus, hose reels and covering jet to extinguish the fire.

Cornwall Fire, Rescue and Community Safety Service are one of a handful of services within the UK to employ the services of their own fire investigation dog team.

The dogs are used as a tool to search cold, post-fire scenes for the presence of flammable and ignitable liquids that could have been used to start or promote fires deliberately.

Find out more about fire investigation dogs on our webpage below.

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