The last living search and rescue dog, Brittany, who worked at ground zero during the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the Twin Towers died in this Summer. Brittany was a Golden Retriever and was 16 years old. Brittany had originally joined the Cy-Fair Volunteer Fire Department’s Search and Rescue team in 2000.

In addition to her service at ground zero, she was deployed to help during Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Ivan and Hurricane Rita, among other disasters.

After her service, Brittany worked as a reading assistance dog at an elementary school.