Updated Sept. 11, 2018 at 1 p.m. CST
By FireRescue1 Staff
In a Facebook post, the Fort Worth Fire Department reported that the arson detection dog, Willie, was found 1.5 miles from home, and thanked the community for helping in the search.
By Loyd Brumfield
The Dallas Morning News
One of Fort Worth’s firefighters is missing, and the department is asking for the public’s help in finding him.
Willie, an arson detection dog for the Fort Worth Fire Department, has been missing since around 8 p.m. Monday.
He got loose near North Crowley High School at 9100 S. Hulen St., and “we’ve been actively searching for him ever since,” Fort Worth Fire Department spokesman Mike Drivdahl said.
Willie, a yellow Labrador, is about 2-and-a-half years old with a blue collar and a brass name tag. He was officially off-duty at the time he went missing, but the dogs -- like firefighters -- are always on call, Drivdahl said.
Willie, who has been with the department for a few months and is one of three fire dogs, was with his handler at the time, Drivdahl said.
Anyone who has seen Willie should call the department at 817-392-3000.
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