K9 Sig – Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife

Died – Warden Alan Curtis

Retired Maine K-9 Sig crosses over the rainbow bridge

An award-winning retired K-9 from Maine has passed away at the age of 13. K-9 Sig served with the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife for nine years. The announcement of the K-9’s death was shared by the department on social media Wednesday evening. “We are saddened to share with you that retired Maine Warden Service K9 Sig passed away at the age of 13 last weekend in the comfort of his home and family,” the department said in a Facebook post.MDIFW stated that K-9 Sig worked alongside his partner and handler Warden Alan Curtis in the Down East region from 2013 until 2022.”During his time he was credited with 24 human search and rescue finds in addition to countless evidence finds for investigators. Certified in human remains detection, K9 Sig and Warden Curtis also assisted with numerous homicide and missing person cases,” MDIFW stated. K-9 Sig earned several awards during his service. MDIFW said Warden Curtis and his four-legged partner were awarded the Maine Warden Service K-9 Search and Rescue Case of the Year and an International Police Working Dog merit award for finding a missing 3-year-old child. “K9 Sig had a full life in both his career and retirement, touching many lives as he served the people and wildlife of Maine,” MDIFW concluded.

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Submitted By Jim Cortina

James A. Cortina has been involved with police dogs since 1972 and currently on the Board of Directors for the Connecticut Police Work Dog Association Inc. Jim has been appointed as Treasurer since its inception in 1991. Jim is one of the charter members of the C.P.W.D.A. organization. Since 1975 he has been a certified professional dog trainer and received his Master Trainer Certification in 1985. During his career he has provided armed K-9 strike crowd control for security agencies in Connecticut and out of state security companies. In conjunction with other members of the Connecticut Police Work Dog Association Inc. Board of Directors, he helped to draft Connecticut Statute 53-247(e) "Intentional Injury or Killing of Police K-9" which was passed by the Senate in 1993 and also assisted in implementing the prestigious Daniel Wasson Memorial K-9 Award in 1992. In 1993 he helped coordinate the North American Police Work Dog Association Nationals in New London, Connecticut. He was appointed Training Director for the New London County Work Dog Association from 1985-1987. He performed decoy work for Connecticut Police Work Dog Association Inc. in police K-9 demonstrations, trained several local police department canines, and coordinated training workshops for out-of-state police departments. He participated in the United States Police K-9 Association Trials in Croton on Hudson, New York in 1985 as a decoy. He is an avid photographer and received photography awards in 1989, 1990, and 1991 and currently takes photographs for the Connecticut Police Work Dog Association Inc.
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