In 2017 the National Police Dog Foundation awarded heat alarms to five law enforcement agencies.
In 2018, thanks to a matching donation from
Spirit of Blue
, the K-9 Heat Alarm Fund will fund 12 Heat Alarm Grants (that's more than twice the number granted last year) to law enforcement agencies with the hope of bringing awareness to the issue. "We hope that one day every K-9 patrol car will be outfitted with these K-9 life-saving devices," says the National Police Dog Foundation.
How will the 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
notify the handler on a beeper or on their cell phone
Additionally, alarms come with dual sensors to average the heat in the vehicle, and come with hot and cold alerts. Alarms can even be coupled with automatic door openers for a quick release of the K-9.
The National Police Dog Foundation welcomes and encourages grant applications from all law enforcement agencies in the United States.
Grant application deadline is July 27th, 2018. No applications will be accepted after this date. The 12 K-9 Heat Alarm Grants will be awarded at the beginning of August 2018.
The grant winners will be announced in the National Police Dog Foundation's August 2018 newsletter and posted in the news section on the organization's website.
To apply for a grant, visit
https://nationalpolicedogfoundation.org/k9-heat-alarm-application-2018/
.
To donate to the National Police Dog Foundation K-9 Heat Alarm Fund, visit
https://nationalpolicedogfoundation.org/funds/k-9-heat-alarm-fund/
.
