WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) – The Wilmington Fire Department (WFD) is welcoming a new Crisis Response Facility Dog (CRFD) to its program.
Milo and his handler are joining the Mental Health and Wellness program that WFD and paws4people created to help firefighters and residents during and after emergencies.
“The goal of the program is to aid in de-escalation of stress post-call, ease tension at the station, lower anxiety, reduce long-term effects of PTSD, and improve cardiovascular health. In addition, Facility Dogs provide comfort in emergency situations, both at the department and at the scene of an emergency in the community to ease the distress of anyone affected by the trauma,” WFD wrote in a media release.
The program currently uses CRFDs Heart, Axel, Jethro, and Clyde. Milo, like the other CRFDs, will work at the fire station on his shift and will go home with his firefighter handler.
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