The TBI’s first ever Accelerant Detection Canine (ADC), Faith, is retiring after nearly eight years of service.
Faith was born at the University of Auburn and received obedience and house-breaking training at a prison for women in Florida. Since joining the TBI, ADC Faith has been deployed to over 300 fire scenes, public awareness events, and training seminars throughout the state to assist fire investigators and public safety officials in determining the origin and cause of fires.
Because ADC’s are required to retire between the ages of eight and ten, Faith will be retiring from service on her ninth birthday on Tuesday, March 25th, 2025. Up until now, she has only been fed as a reward for her work. Going forward she will be allowed to eat out of a normal dog bowl. She will reside, full time, with her Special Agent partner Mark, his wife, and her dog brother Scruff in East Tennessee where she will live out her life as a beloved pet.
Faith is one of four K9 agents that work with Special Agent partners. You can learn more about the Agency’s other working dogs on the TBI website. (Photos courtesy TBI.)
