07/15/2025
🐾 Honoring Fire Department K9 Siren 🐾
The Vanderburgh County Fire Department will soon say farewell to one of our most unique and beloved team members after losing her battle with a rapidly degenerative illness. K9 Siren, our firehouse Dalmatian, has served our department and our community with quiet dedication, comforting presence, and a heart full of love.
K9 Siren came to us two years ago as a deaf rescue from the Vanderburgh Humane Society. At seven years old, she immediately bonded with our crews due in no small part to her perpetually-salty expression and love of food. Siren quickly became a staple of our department — a steady companion during long shifts, a source of comfort after difficult calls, and a natural fit for our public outreach and community support efforts.
She played an active role in our Fire Prevention activities, visited schools to help teach young children about smoke alarms and home safety, and was often the first to greet families at PR events and station tours. Through our CARES Program, K9 Siren joined team members on visits with patients throughout our service area, particularly with elderly residents who no longer had pets of their own. Her quiet companionship provided something words alone could not.
More than a mascot, K9 Siren was a partner and a member of our firehouse family. She will be deeply missed, but her legacy will live on in the lives she touched.
We will be holding a brief memorial service to honor K9 Siren’s life and the impact she made on so many, which will take place this Friday at 12:00 p.m. at the shelter house in Scott Township Park. Department members, local first responders and the community are invited to attend as we come together to remember her legacy.
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If any members of the public have photos of K9 Siren that you’d like us to use in our slideshow, please use this link to share them:
https://www.dropbox.com/l/AABhK6132fc0VCgajcCRy0UL1eFKAE4X7U8