Oakland and Ferris Therapy Dogs

08/03/2026

Why we do what we do:

08/03/2026

$100- sounds like a lot. What if you and your friends throw in $10 or even $5. It’s adds up quickly!

🔥 Become a Wildfire Wellness Partner

100 Partners. $100 Each. One Mission.

When firefighters leave the fire line, they're exhausted—physically, mentally, and emotionally.

That's when our therapy dog teams step in.

Over the past several weeks, First Responder Therapy Dogs has deployed a continuous stream of certified therapy dog teams to wildfire base camps across Oregon and Washington, providing moments of comfort, connection, and emotional support to the firefighters protecting our communities.

To sustain these deployments, we've already invested thousands of dollars—and much of the nation's wildfire season is still ahead.

🎯 Our Goal

We're looking for 100 Wildfire Wellness Partners willing to give $100.

Together, we'll raise $10,000 to help ensure we can continue saying "yes" when wildfire deployments are requested throughout the West.

What does it mean to become a Wildfire Wellness Partner?

A gift of $100 helps directly support the gas, hotel stays, and logistical needs of our volunteer therapy dog teams as they deploy to wildfire base camps. Your generosity ensures our teams can continue bringing comfort, connection, and emotional support to firefighters working long days on the fire line.

Every dollar goes toward helping our volunteer teams reach the firefighters who need them most.

If $100 isn't possible, every gift—large or small—helps us continue responding.

If you're able, we'd be honored to have you become one of the 100.

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Because when the next request comes in, we want the answer to be "Yes."

Donate here-

https://donorbox.org/wildfire-wellness-partner

08/03/2026

This week, FST5 is on the ground and online across Michigan — from presentations in Manistique to Career Survival & Emotional Wellness sessions in Ottawa and Kent counties, plus a virtual CISM training. Wherever our first responders are, we're showing up for them.

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FST5 Program. Supporting the wellness of Michigan's first responders and their families.
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In crisis or in need of resources call 1-833-34-STRONG (1-833-347-8766)

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