LA County Firefighters To Receive Comfort Dogs To Launch Peer Support K9 Program
LAPPL News Watch
October 14, 2020
Los Angeles County firefighters will receive two fully trained peer support/comfort dogs Tuesday to launch a new Peer Support K9 Program.
The dogs, Milo and Echo, were specially selected and completed hundreds of hours of intense specialized training to support firefighters with PTSD or high levels of anxiety in a variety of situations and settings.
Echo, a three-year-old yellow Labrador Retriever, was recently deployed to the Bobcat Fire where she provided support for over 500 firefighters who had been deployed for weeks.
Milo, a three-year-old chocolate Labrador Retriever, will help firefighters unwind and distress from their job demands as first responders.
The dogs will assist in
identifying individuals experiencing increased levels of stress and are
trained to then comfort those individuals.
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