Erie Fire Department swears in nine firefighters and one accelerant-detection dog

The Erie Fire Department, on March 23, 2023, held a swearing-in ceremony for nine new firefighters and Horus, a one-year-old chocolate Labrador retriever, who is the department’s accelerant-detection dog.

The new additions are:

Colin McEldowney

Joe Baltz

Mitchell Reichert

Peter Light

Scott Dentler

Kyle Wyant

Jim Wicker

Keith Riley

Cody McDonald

Horus, accelerant detection dog

The Erie Fire Department is staffed by 137 men and women. …