A hero dog has joined firefighters in following down arsonists – complete with her special heat-resistant boots.
Cocker spaniel Giddy is a fresh addition to West Midlands Fire Service’s dog investigators.
The 11-month-old is taught to search for signs of burnt-out buildings, helping the Fire Investigation and Prevention Section find the cause of the flame and even track down the people beyond them by harvesting up their trail near fires.
Giddy, who replaces their predecessor Kai after he died last month, is provided with a special canine preservative kit and heat-resistant boots to protect her paws from treading on hot ashes.
She spent six weeks coaching with trainer Watch Commander Alex Daw and now being with him full-time.
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He said: “Giddy will identify proof at fire scenes. She will help to bring to fairness criminals who deliberately start fires.
“She has a fantastic temperament – so relaxed and docile. Although our children have grown up, we’re excited to have her at home.
“She started as a working dog, so a priority will be to educate her how to be a pet when she’s ‘off duty’.”
Station Commander Matt Ling, who fronts up the Fire Investigation and Prevention Section, said: “Kai obeys our section amazingly and is very much missed, but Giddy is already showing she’ll be a valuable team member.
“Working alongside our expert human firing investigators, she will help to make feeling of what can often be very challenging and complex scenes.”
Regional fire inquiry dog handler Dave Coss, from Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service, supervises Giddy and her handler’s instruction.
He said: “It was an education curve from start to complete for both Giddy and Alex. They’ve done a quantity of work to get to this point.
“Now, a bit like after passing your pilot test, they’ll continue to learn whilst in the field.”
Firefighters have join the help of a hero cocker to try to help them catch incendiary- and she’s so good her loved-up handler had to take her home.
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Thanks to Giddy’s highly trained nose and high-tech heat-waterproof boots, she has a brilliant new role within the aid as they try to prevent tragedy.
Firefighters have joined the help of a hero cocker spaniel to try to help them snatch arsonists – and she’s so good her loved-up coach had to take her home.
Thanks to Giddy’s highly instruct nose and high-tech heat-resistant boots, she has a brilliant new part within the favour as they try to prevent tragedy.
The 11-month-old puppy is the next generation of dog inspector at West Midlands Fire Service.
The Fire Investigation and Prevention Section want the dog to sniff out dangerous flammables and accelerants and stop blazes before they start.
HullLive reports that Giddy is trained to search for signs of accelerants in burnt-out buildings, and she’s been equipped with a special canine protection kit and heat-resistant boots to safeguard her paws from treading on hot ashes.
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Giddy, exhausted from six weeks of training with her handler Watch Commander Alex Daw, now lives with him full-time.
Alex said: “Giddy will identify proof at fire scenes. She will help to bring to justice offender who deliberately start fires.
“She has a fantastic temperament – so relaxed and docile. Although our children have grown up, we’re excited to have her at home.
Giddy is the latest generation of fire examiner dogs at West Midlands Fire Service after her forerunner Kai died last month—Station Commander Matt Ling, who heads our Fire Investigation and Prevention.
The section said: “Kai served our communities amazingly and is very much missed, but Giddy already shows she’ll be a valuable team member.
“Working next to our expert human fire inspector, she will help to make feeling of what can often be very demanding and complex scenes.”
Meet Giddy, an exceptional dog using her nose and some unique heat-resistant boots to aid firefighters in putting out fires. The cocker spaniel has joined the West Midlands Fire Service professional team to sniff out dangerous flammables and accelerants.
The 11-month-old puppy is the next generation of dog investigators at the Fire Investigation and Prevention Section. The hope is that she will also catch firebug by picking up the trail of firestarters near blazes. Giddy has been trained to search for signs of accelerants in burnt-out buildings and help protect her paws when treading hot ashes. She’s been fitted with a special canine protective kit and heat-resistant boots.
