Essex County Sheriff's Department Awarded K-9 Heat Alarm Grant

Press release from the Essex County Sheriff's Department:

July 7, 2021

The Essex County Sheriff’s Department is one of 10 proud recipients of a K-9 Heat Alarm grant from the @nationalpolicedogfoundation and the Spirit of Blue Foundation.

The K-9 Heat Alarm Fund offers grants that assist law enforcement agencies with the costs related to the purchase of heat alarms in vehicles equipped for K-9s. Heat exhaustion is a major cause of death for active K-9s. This alarm will be used in Officer Todd Nestor’s vehicle for the protection of his K-9 Ryder.

How do heat alarms help? When temperatures get too hot in the vehicle the Heat Alarms can automatically:

• Activate the patrol car’s siren and light bar.

• Roll down the back windows.

• Alarms come with dual sensors to average the heat in the vehicle.

• Alarms come with hot and cold alerts.

• Alarms can even be coupled with automatic door openers for a quick release of the K-9.

This press release was produced by the Essex County Sheriff's Department. The views expressed here are the author’s own.