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I just loving hearing stories like this. Especially when the department speaks out about it in a positive manner. I have heard too many stories where a crew has been reprimanded for "wasting supplies on an animal." I had the opportunity to take care of a cat last summer, bringing it around with some oxygen, and it was nice to know I was able to do something for a helpless being that was unfortunate enough to be a pet in a residence that later would turn out to be an arson fire.
Obviously, human life does come first, but if the humans are all ok, I really don't see the problem in helping care for the family pet. It's a shame that not all agencies feel the same way. Kids and pets are innocent. They really seem to affect most people in this business and it just makes everyone involved in the run feel a little bit better if they know they were able to do something that did make a difference for the unfortunate innocents that are caught in the middle of it all.
I really feel fortunate that my department doesn't take issue with us helping care for the family pet if there are no other patients.
A firefighter performed CPR on a dog, saving its life after responding to a mobile home fire. When firefighters arrived at the scene Friday, a resident of the house approached firefighter Stephen "Odie" Odom and told him two dogs were trapped inside the burning house.
Fire Prevention Officer Curt Meachum said he is glad the dog's life was spared.
"We do not know the dog's name, but we could just call it 'Lucky,'" Meachum said.
I just loving hearing stories like this. Especially when the department speaks out about it in a positive manner. I have heard too many stories where a crew has been reprimanded for "wasting supplies on an animal." I had the opportunity to take care of a cat last summer, bringing it around with some oxygen, and it was nice to know I was able to do something for a helpless being that was unfortunate enough to be a pet in a residence that later would turn out to be an arson fire.
Obviously, human life does come first, but if the humans are all ok, I really don't see the problem in helping care for the family pet. It's a shame that not all agencies feel the same way. Kids and pets are innocent. They really seem to affect most people in this business and it just makes everyone involved in the run feel a little bit better if they know they were able to do something that did make a difference for the unfortunate innocents that are caught in the middle of it all.
I really feel fortunate that my department doesn't take issue with us helping care for the family pet if there are no other patients.