The newest K-9 to join the Flagler County Sheriff's Office finally has a name: Nitro

Meet the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office new explosive detection K-9: Nitro.

The name was selected for the black Labrador retriever after the sheriff's office asked the community to submit suggestions on social media, according to a press release Wednesday from the sheriff's office.

Nitro is short for nitroglycerin, a potent explosive substance.

The black Labrador retriever will celebrate his first birthday on Nov. 19.

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Nitro will be paired with Deputy First Class Nicholas Champion, who is a school resource deputy at Flagler Palm Coast High School. Champion currently serves with K-9 Jax, who is also trained in explosives detection.

Jax is 9 years old and will be retired once Nitro goes on duty with Champion.

Nitro will most likely hit the streets with Champion early next year.

This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: Flagler Sheriff's Office names new explosive detection K-9 'Nitro'