PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Joseph DiGiacomo, Fire Marshall from FDNY, on K9 demonstration
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Joseph DiGiacomo, a Fire Marshall from FDNY, provided a demonstration of a K9 named Ray, showcasing the dog's abilities in ignitable liquid detection. The demonstration highlighted the unique skills of FDNY's K9 unit in finding trace amounts of accelerants in fire investigations.
- Ray, a 5-year-old German Shepherd, was named after Chief Ray Downey, who was lost on September 11, 2001.
- The K9 can detect up to 35 different liquids in quantities as small as a Q-tip's worth.
- Unlike other K9 units, FDNY's dogs are trained to find substances in burnt-out areas where nothing visible remains.
Joseph DiGiacomo
1:22:28
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen.
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My name is Von Walsh, Joseph DeJogma.
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This is canine Ray.
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He's our five year old Doug Shepherd.
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He's named after chief Ray Downey, who we tragically lost on September 11 2001.
1:22:43
He was named after him because of chief Downey's military services marine, K9 Ray was adopted from the military working dogs adoption center and also that he was the 1st acquired search and rescue canine in New York City Fire Department.
1:23:05
He's gonna do a short demonstration.
1:23:07
It should be rather quick, demonstrating his ability and his skills on ignitable liquid detection.
Joann Ariola
1:23:14
Thank you so much.
Daniel Flynn
1:23:15
Yes, ma'am.
Joseph DiGiacomo
1:23:31
It'll work.
Lynn C. Schulman
1:24:10
So there
Joann Ariola
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Joseph DiGiacomo
1:24:22
a why do you move out?
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There is a minor amount of all that.
1:24:28
They're not gonna lose money.
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They're trained on the 9 different categories, but up to and whatnot limited to, about 35 different liquids.
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You just walk in on the trade on.
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And And when I say my new amount, it's probably about a q tip is worth it that they can find.
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We excel in k nines different from all the k nines.
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Main factor is when they find something there's nothing there.
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It's a burnt out, phising your exposure zones, find bomb, or knock hard trying drugs.
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We find something there's nothing there.
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So They give an alert to sit.
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You saw he got his reward as a ball.
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All dogs get their their toy, and it's called play praise.
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All the dogs will get food rewarded.
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And the only time they eat is when they when they're working.
