The Roseburg Fire Department is excited to introduce a new Public Relations and Search/Recovery K9. The K9 is a two year old, yellow Labrador retriever named Poppy. She is originally from Mountain View K9 Training Inc., located in Highland, California. Her handlers are Chris and Hannah Sutton. Chris is a Battalion Chief with the Roseburg Fire Department. Chris and Poppy have spent numerous hours receiving specialized training and are now a Certified Disaster Human Remains Team.
Poppy recently became a Certified Human Remains Canine Search Specialist. She tested in the areas of K9/Human Aggression, Obedience, Agility, Directional Control, and Rubble Search. Poppy will be a resource to respond locally, regionally, and nationally for search and recovery. In addition, she has received a K9 Good Citizen certificate and will be participating in Public Education Outreach activities for the department. Please help us in welcoming Poppy to the department.