As Andrew Klein worked with 22 other firefighters to put out a blaze in a Santa Monica, Calif., apartment Tuesday, he discovered an unconscious Bichon Frise/Shih Tzu mix. “As soon as I grabbed him, I knew that he was unresponsive just by his dead weight,” Klein told KTLA. He carried the lifeless 10-year-old dog, named Nalu, … Continue reading Hero Firefighter Brings Dead Dog Back to Life
On their way to a call on a cold and rainy October morning, firefighter Mike Thawley and the Sacramento Fire Department Engine No. 14 crew spotted a sickly, 3-month-old Pit Bull puppy who’d been tied to a fence and abandoned on a Sacramento street. The shivering puppy’s legs were swollen and covered with scabs. She’d lost … Continue reading Firefighter Adopts Abandoned Pit Bull Puppy He Rescued
Lassie wasn’t around to alert the owner of Angus, a blind, 14-year-old English Bulldog, that her dog had fallen into a well, but luckily firefighters from Costa Mesa, Calif., came to the rescue of the elderly pooch. Angus fell into the 10-foot well in his backyard four days ago, KCBS reports. His dog mom, Robyn … Continue reading Firefighters Rescue 14-Year-Old Bulldog Trapped in Well for 4 Days
While areas of Louisiana have experienced devastating floods caused by historic amounts of rain, the severe drought here in Southern California has had a terrible impact on what one firefighter of 40 years called the worst wildfire he’d ever battled. The so-called Blue Cut Fire, which began Tuesday in the San Bernardino Mountains, has burned … Continue reading Dog Runs from Burning House in California Wildfire and Leaps into Firefighter’s Arms
Maxx, a German Shepherd, is being hailed as a hero for his help in saving the lives of two children after his family’s house in Longwood, Fla., went up in flames Monday night. Neighbors who heard an explosion around 11:30 p.m. called 911 and rushed over to help the family. “We heard a loud boom from a house … Continue reading German Shepherd Leads Firefighters to Children in Burning House
