NASSAU COUNTY, Fla. – Four-legged first responders in Nassau County received life-saving vests on Thursday night, thanks to the community that cares for its K-9s.
The vests were provided by the Fernandina Beach chapter of the Amelia Masonic Lodge. The Order of the Eastern Star helped raise $5,000 to help protect K-9 first responders after hearing about a K-9 wounded while on duty.
“We wanted to do something to protect our officers because a dog is an officer as well,” said Kim Grubbs.
So the lodge appealed to the community -- with a garage sale. The money raised bought five bulletproof vests for the county’s K-9 officers.