K-9 JUDGE
Name: K-9 “Judge”
Agency: City of Allentown Fire Department
Discipline: Accelerant Detection K9/Arson K9
Breed: Labrador Retriever
Date of Birth: March 12, 2009
Sex: Male
Formal Schooling/Certifications: Maine State Police and Maine Criminal Justice Academy/Certified Accelerant Detection Team Yearly Successful Recerts
MORE ABOUT JUDGE
Career Stats: 2016 American Humane Arson Dog of the Year Large coverage area of 4 counties and special called outside of that area Huge community support. Food donations/Equipment including a tub to decon after a fire and a hot pop for vehicle Over 600 fire investigations through out Pennsylvania 1000 plus demonstrations (he still does them as a retired K9) While in service we would have contact with at least 8 thousand people per year. Worked with autistic School Children to show them people in uniform are not scary by showing how Judge wears a uniform and works with people in uniform.
Really got the children engaged as per the classroom teachers. One year after being put in service, the city had a 55% in arson crimes and that trend continued throughout his career. Also an over 50% drop for arson fires in Lehigh County during his service career. His story appeared in a National publication of Risk Management magazine. He was also featured recently on an episode of Hero Dogs on Fox Nation Has a social media presence on FaceBook and IG to provide fire safety messaging as well as demonstration information. JudgeAFD is the address on FB. You can use any picture from that site.