Therapy Dogs Join L.A. County Fire Department

(Los Angeles County Fire Department, Twitter @LACOFD)

Donation is already assisting firefighters

FirefighterNation Staff

LOS ANGELES COUNTY – Los Angeles County firefighters received Milo and Echo, three-year-old Labrador retrievers, donated to the department’s new K-9 support program by Thor’s Hope Foundation and the Patriotic Service Dog Foundation.

Milo has received hundreds of hours of training to help first responders de-stress, according to the L.A. County Fire Department.

Echo started out as a service dog for a Marine veteran who struggled with PTSD, helping him through isolation and severe night terrors.

Echo has already given support to firefighters deployed to the Bobcat Fire.

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