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Chesapeake Fire Department's newest member: Meet Cinco

Cinco, an ATF Accelerant Detection K9, is assigned to the Fire Marshal's Office under Deputy Fire Marshal Whit Gibbs.

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CHESAPEAKE, Va. — The Chesapeake Fire Department just got a new member!

Cinco is an ATF Accelerant Detection K9 and was assigned to the Fire Marshal's Office under Deputy Fire Marshal Whit Gibbs. He's also a part of the ATF Canine Division.

Essentially, Cinco's job is to sniff out chemicals used in arson.

Cinco will work with Whit locally in Hampton Roads and will also respond as a state and federal resource with the ATF.

The department held a swearing-in ceremony for Cinco on December 12 at 10 a.m.

Cinco's swearing-in ceremony

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Cinco is the newest member of the Chesapeake Fire Department.

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