OC Fire Authority arson detection K-9 retires after 7 hard-working years of service

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Thursday, October 2, 2025
OC arson detection K-9 retires after 7 years of service

ORANGE COUNTY (KABC) -- A hard-working member of the Orange County Fire Authority is ready for retirement.

Freedom, the department's arson detection K-9, served the department for seven years. And yes, that's seven human years!

During that time, the yellow lab responded to more than 200 calls here in California and around the country.

Freedom isn't going far. He'll be spending retirement with his handler Capt. Shawn Miller and "spend his days playing fetch, napping, and soaking up all the love," the OCFA said.

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