K9 Frank – Globe, Arizona

Died 9/10/15
Handler – Fire Marshal Joe Bracamonte

It is with great sadness that the Globe Fire Department announce the passing of Arson K-9 Unit “Frank.” Frank passed away on Sept. 10 after a long battle with a terminal illness. Frank was the Globe’s Fire Department’s first-ever arson detection dog. He served on active duty from 2007 to 2011 in that capacity until being retired and given to his handler, Joe Bracamonte. Frank will be remembered and missed by the community and especially by the children in the local schools, where he was a big hit. He played an important role in many arson investigations, not only in our community, but in many other counties in Arizona. A special thanks goes out to the City of Globe, Globe Fire Department, Globe Police , Gila County Sheriff K-9 Unit, Tonto Apache K-9 Unit, Tri-City Fire, Globe JROTC, Lamont Mortuary, and the many citizens and organizations that have helped support the K-9 project throughout the years.

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Submitted By Jim Cortina

James A. Cortina has been involved with police dogs since 1972 and currently on the Board of Directors for the Connecticut Police Work Dog Association Inc. Jim has been appointed as Treasurer since its inception in 1991. Jim is one of the charter members of the C.P.W.D.A. organization. Since 1975 he has been a certified professional dog trainer and received his Master Trainer Certification in 1985. During his career he has provided armed K-9 strike crowd control for security agencies in Connecticut and out of state security companies. In conjunction with other members of the Connecticut Police Work Dog Association Inc. Board of Directors, he helped to draft Connecticut Statute 53-247(e) "Intentional Injury or Killing of Police K-9" which was passed by the Senate in 1993 and also assisted in implementing the prestigious Daniel Wasson Memorial K-9 Award in 1992. In 1993 he helped coordinate the North American Police Work Dog Association Nationals in New London, Connecticut. He was appointed Training Director for the New London County Work Dog Association from 1985-1987. He performed decoy work for Connecticut Police Work Dog Association Inc. in police K-9 demonstrations, trained several local police department canines, and coordinated training workshops for out-of-state police departments. He participated in the United States Police K-9 Association Trials in Croton on Hudson, New York in 1985 as a decoy. He is an avid photographer and received photography awards in 1989, 1990, and 1991 and currently takes photographs for the Connecticut Police Work Dog Association Inc.
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