Max and Mercy
Max Kirk
Position: Dog Handler / Team Leader
Joined the Team: Inception
Certification: Texas Task Force 2, CISM Team, AFRCC Inland Search Course and Search Management, Level 2, Level 1, Senior, Master. SARTECH III, SAR Tech II, SAR Tech II Evaluator, RS1 Instructor, confined space tech, WMD Instructor, Advanced Instructor with Texas Commission on Fire Protection, Collapse Rescue Tech 2 and 1, First Responder Medical, HazMat Ops Level, Amateur Radio License — Technician, FEMA courses: National Incident Management System (NIMS), Basic Incident Command System (B-ICS), HAZMAT First Responder
Email: txfiredog62@gmail.com


Max has served 31 years with the Dallas Fire Department and currently works as Recruit Training Chief. He began his MARK-9 career with partner Hunter and now works with his second partner, Mercy. He founded the team along with Fleta and currently serves as Team Leader, canine instructor and search management. His hobbies include golf, marquetry, painting landscapes, and leather working.