Md. firefighter wins workers’ comp after K-9 partner injured

A Montgomery County firefighter has been given a month’s disability leave because she became depressed after her search-and-rescue dog suffered a career-ending injury, according to court records and her attorney.

County firefighter Laura Kane was on duty when her dog, Frankie, ran away in 2005. When the dog came back, it had a limp. Kane took the dog to a veterinarian, who said the dog had a dislocated hip and could no longer work as a search-and-rescue dog, court records show.