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Storm season is coming with potential disasters from coast to coast. But this year, first responders won’t have to face them alone. AT&T’s FirstNet has stationed more than 30 trained Labradoodles nationwide to offer them support on the front lines—easing the depression and anxiety that can come with disaster response.

AT&T’s FirstNet is the only nationwide, high-speed broadband communications platform built for America’s first responders and the public safety community, with a dedicated, nationwide fleet of 80+ land-based and airborne portable cell sites. Its Response Operations Group (ROG) deploys the system in disasters, allowing first responders to make rescues and communicate even in the hardest-hit remote areas. More than 16,000 public safety agencies and organizations subscribe to FirstNet, accounting for more than 2.2 million connections nationwide…