City of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Fire Chief Robert Hoecherl, left, shakes paws with the department's new FEMA trained rescue dog, “RIT”, as his handler Rolando Busto, center, looks on after a ceremony in which “RIT” received his Fort Lauderdale Fire-Rescue badge, Monday, September 15, 2014 in Fort Lauderdale. The three-year-old Labrador retriever will be the first non-Dalmatian and the first fire dog the dept. has had since the early 1950' s when their last fire dog “Skipper”, was killed by an alligator while swimming in the New River. (Photo by Wilfredo Lee/AP Photo)
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