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• Fla. FD to expand K9 program, train greyhounds as therapy dogs

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  Miami-Dade Fire Rescue aims to have a therapy dog at every fire station, and plans to adopt greyhounds left homeless after Florida's racing ban

• Photo of the Week: Firefighter takes in patient’s dog

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  This week’s photo comes from Mark Heller, the EMS coordinator with Chatham Fire Rescue in Massachusetts. Pictured is Michael Lopriore and his new foster dog. A local resident was in need of rehabil...

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  NFPA introduces training for firefighters about potential new hazards

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  National Fire Protection Association

  Free online and instructor-led trainings educate firefighters about flammability and toxicity risks associated with new refrigerants

• Colo. FD swears in 2 service dogs to assist with mental health

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  MFR's Emergency Responder Service Dogs program aims to reduce stress to emergency responders

• Therapy dogs sent to comfort El Paso victims, first responders

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  Rudy and Channel are in El Paso to deliver “unconditional love and support" to first responders and victims affected by the mass shooting

• Service dog changes life of NY volunteer firefighter

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  Darryl Vandermark was paired with his service dog, Patriot, and he said the canine helped dim the depression, the anxiety, the anger he had felt due to his PTSD

• Dispatcher trains her own puppy as therapy dog for first responders

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  Diane Barnett said she saw potential in her German shepherd, so she’s now funding his training to be an official therapy dog

• Va. fire department gets therapy dog to cope with tragedy

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  Wally, a 10-month-old goldendoodle, was donated by Caring Angels Therapy Dogs to help firefighters deal with witnessing trauma on the job

• How a therapy dog organization is giving back to veterans, first responders

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  Hero Pups, a nonprofit, volunteer-based organization, places therapy dogs with veterans, firefighters, police officers and EMS providers

• Happy pup is 'comfort companion' for firefighters

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  Halligan was dropped off at the station after being found in a ditch by a city worker plowing snow

• SC firefighter adopts dog he posed with for calendar

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  In a recent interview, Rob Tackett said he had an instant connection with the German shepherd puppy

• Therapy dogs aid first responders, veterans

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  The nonprofit, Hero Pups, matches canines with first responders and veterans who suffer from PTSD

• Firefighter donates therapy dog to brother in need

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  Canine Angels Service Dogs said when firefighter Rob Greco donated Rudy, they had no idea he would be matched with another firefighter

• Therapy dog comforts Ohio firefighters

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  Smokey was matched with the department after being rescued from a kill shelter in Arizona

• Therapy dogs bring relief for Conn. firefighters

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  Spartacus and Dascha will help treat and sooth firefighters who experience tragedies and stressful situations