The Richland Fire Department has a new addition, but it's not new gear or volunteers. 

It has four legs and a tail. 

When you think fire dog, you may think of a canine with spots like a dalamation.

This dog doesn't quite fit that description, but with a name like 'Lucky', he's exactly that. 

Meet Lucky.

"We're definitely not your typical fire station, so he's not your typical fire dog," Rob Hudson said.

A few weeks ago, some of the guys from Richland Fire Department noticed something sauntering around Mine 37 Road. 

"We found him roaming around. We called him to us and he jumped in our truck. [We] brought him home [and] cleaned up," Kyle Paul said.

And just like out of a movie… "We kind of kept him a secret. He was up in the bunk rooms because we weren't sure if we were allowed to have a dog," Paul said.

"Being one of the people it was kept a secret from... you kind of see different things going on, and then all of a sudden you find out there's been a dog in the firehouse for the last week," Hudson said.

After agreeing to accept Lucky as one of their own, he now has a new home.

"It's a huge morale booster. Everyones up and he's fun to play with," Paul said.

"There wasn't one person that didn't think we should bring lucky in," Hudson said.

Lucky doesn't have the credentials to suit up and respond to calls, so when his owners leave… "People that I wouldn't consider to be dog lovers, all of a sudden, you see them taking Lucky out when we might be out on a call or not available," Hudson said.

And though it seems like the firefighters may have saved him, maybe it was just luck that found them. 

"Guys have just rallied around him, and just took them in as their own dog," Hudson said.

"Hopefully, [Lucky] just stays upstairs in the bunk rooms with all the live-ins, [and] gets passed down generations. He's a good dog, he'll listen to everybody," Paul said.

The department said the community has been a huge source of support by helping to give the name, donations of dog food and someone, even, paid off his first veterinarian bill.