Charlie rocks his CISM presentation

Charlie and Shawn at CISM class
Charlie and Shawn give a talk about his role in the department.
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Charlie knocked it out of the park in his first official task with Miami-Dade Fire Rescue.

Shawn dropped an email and a few photos to tell us that Charlie was a big hit in a presentation to the department's Critical Incident Stress Management team. Team leader Mario designated Charlie as the group's official therapy dog and told Shawn that he will be featured on the cover of its new brochure.

Charlie is kicking off a department pilot program for therapy dogs. Shawn promised to keep the updates coming.

Charlie and his team
The Miami-Dade Fire Rescue CISM team

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