“Koda” recently celebrated her second birthday and getting top-of-the-class scores on her registry test as a therapy dog. Since 2017, when Georgetown Fire Department Lt. Jonathan Gilliam introduced her to Georgetown as a Community Engagement ambassador, she has been visiting schools, hospitals, and senior living facilities to help educate, inform, and comfort neighbors who can’t seem to get enough of her.
She is also an instrumental part of the well-being and support of our city’s emergency workers. Lt. Gilliam says she is always welcomed by first responders for a bit of nuzzling after a particularly distressing call, or a hard day on the job.
Koda will also soon achieve new levels of success and celebrity as she is the main character in Lt. Gilliam’s book, currently in the works, dedicated to teaching children about fire safety.