Firefighters Revive Yellow Lab Saved from Southern Illinois House Fire | Life With Dogs

“Phew…close call, dread to think what would have happened had they not been able to get oxygen into the dog! I think this proves all fire engines should carry these life saving masks, made especially for dogs. Kudos to HALO for donating them. Perhaps people could visit their web site for ways to help them, so more of these dog masks can be given to the fire services. And LIKE their Facebook page, I have, just to show my gratitude for their life saving donation & their commitment to helping animals in need!!”

On June 25, 2013, Swansea Ill. firefighters responded to a house fire at 4069 Bassen Drive, just after 2 a.m. Auggie, a yellow Labrador retriever, was found unconscious on a bathroom floor, but luckily fire rescuers pulled him to safety and revived him.

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“We had to carry him out and he didn’t look like he was with us at all,” Swansea Fire Chief John McGuire toldBND. “He’s a big dog, between 80 and 100 pounds. One guy was dragging him and one was pushing him. We gave him some oxygen and dribbled some water into his mouth and called the vet.”

The home in which Auggie was trapped was a two-story home that quickly filled up with heavy smoke. Fire was visible on the first floor.

According to McGuire, the fire seemed suspicious. No one, other than Auggie locked in the bathroom was home at the time the blaze started, and the fire had multiple points of origin.

Auggie’s life was saved thanks to the fire department being equipped with pet oxygen masks. These had been donated by Helping Animals Find Loving Owners (HALO) back in 2009. Auggie is the first dog to benefit from the donated masks given to the Swansea Fire Department.

“The masks are designed for an animal’s face for a better seal,” said Roni Aguirre, president of HALO. “We donated the masks in the hopes that if they ever had the unfortunate need to use one, they would have it.”

Auggie was lifeless when pulled from the fire, but as soon as rescuers revived the pet, he was taken to theLashley Animal Hospital. When McGuire stopped by to check on Auggie around 9 a.m., he found an entirely different dog.

“I couldn’t believe it was the same dog from seven hours before,” McGuire said. “He was on a leash and he jumped all over me.”

If it wasn’t for the hero fire-fighters  their love to help everyone – included our four-legged friends, and the donated oxygen masks by HALO, Auggie wouldn’t be alive today.

News Link:-http://www.lifewithdogs.tv/2013/07/firefighters-revive-yellow-lab-saved-from-southern-illinois-house-fire/

Link to HALO:-http://www.thehalogroup.org/index.html

HALO Facebook page:–https://www.facebook.com/Helpinganimalslovingowners

Amazing Effort By Fire Fighters Saves Leah’s Life

“I have so much admiration for these fire fighters, not just because they save people, but they risk their own lives to do so!. Happily on this occasion’s all fire fighters were safe, but the family dog, left in the burning house was not. That is until these guys did their all…for a dog….their motto should be  ‘If it breath’s, it leaves’…sadly the cat didn’t make it but I’m sure the owners will be overjoyed that those fire-fighters fought for their dog, Leah‘s life too! God bless & keep them all safe! Sorry you will have to follow the link below to see the video, but it’s worth it!

It was a miraculous rescue, out of a burning house came a fire-fighter with a limp dog in his arms.  But these well prepared fire-fighters do not give up easily, and after an hour of life saving effort, they were rewarded when Leah raised her head.  The fire, which struck a home in Arlington Texas when the owner was not home, was being battled the whole time rescuers were attempting to revive the poor pooch who had been trapped inside.

 

It wasn’t easy, ”They went through five bottles of oxygen on her, probably three- to four breathing treatments, the same treatment we administer to humans,” said Arlington Fire Department spokesman Lt. Kevin Seeton.

However every battalion chief’s car and on every ladder truck s equipped with a pet oxygen mask, which proved vital in saving Leah.  No one ever gave up, petting her and coaxing back, even giving her a gentle poke in the eye, to which she blinked, giving them continued hope.

“It’s a great feeling to see these big, burly fire-fighters all gathered around working on a small dog, trying to get it back to life,” said Seeton. Sadly, it was not all good news as the family cat unfortunately did not survive the blaze.  But seeing Leah recover eased the heartbreak for the fire-fighters and for Leah’s owner.  Leah is expected to make a full recovery.

Video & News Link:-http://www.lifewithdogs.tv/2012/10/amazing-effort-by-fire-fighters-saves-leahs-life/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+LifeWithDogs+%28Life+With+Dogs%29