Animal Rescue
The firefighter who adopted “Smokey” plans to train him for ‘stop, drop and roll’ presentations in the school districts
A Franklinville Volunteer Fire Company lieutenant whipped out his personal plasma cutter and cut the rim from around the dog’s neck
The Modesto Fire Department said the oxygen level inside the house was at 16% due to high levels of ammonia from “extensive urine”
The injured firefighter was transported to the hospital for treatment of minor burns
Rocco the dachshund climbed into a hole dug by a groundhog and found his way up through the tree trunk
Bystanders witnessed 165 “panting pigs” in an abandoned trailer
Fire crews and police arrived and used a crane to remove the grate, which weighed a few hundred pounds
It took a total of seven people to free the cow from the water-filled drainage hole
The owl had one claw tangled in a tarp and it was unable to fly
The firefighters rounded up the babies and reunited them with the hen
Rescue crews attempted to break the suction that was pulling Kiersa down, but didn’t succeed
A firefighter was lowered into the hole to retrieve the dog
Two firefighters waded into the water and battled strong currents to free the turtle
Crews spent three hours working to get the eight ducklings out of the drain
Maryland law makes it illegal to provide medical care to an animal without a veterinary license
The woman was trying to get to her cat, but she wasn’t able to get back down
A 120-pound Great Dane dug itself a deep hole to try to escape the flames
Yoda, the Labrador retriever, was spotted by two firefighters scouting locations for water rescue skills training
A crane was initially requested to haul the horse from the vault but it wasn’t needed
A 13-year-old Welsh terrier named Lucy fell into the dirt well
The 3-year-old dog was rushed to an animal hospital to be treated for hypothermia
Another cat and a turtle were also saved; no one else was injured
Crews lifted up the drain’s metal gate and one firefighter hopped in to keep the ducklings from getting any farther into the drainage system
Firefighter Andrew Klein found the unconscious dog a few feet from the fire in a bedroom
Firefighters used a flexible stretcher to carry the mammal into deeper water
Dan Estrada was hiking with a friend when they saw a seemingly lifeless dog by a stream
The canine somehow managed to reopen the window and get back onto the roof a second time
Firefighters dropped ropes down the cliffside and lowered a firefighter, who then secured the dog in a harness and retrieved him
Firefighter Mike Thawley rescued Chunk after he found her tied up on the side of the road October 2016
Firefighters used coconut oil to gently pull and squeeze Blaze’s head from the wheel
Two firefighters cut the fishing line and pulled the eagle from the water
Rescue personnel requested an airship to assist in the save, but a helicopter was unable to respond due to snow flurries
One cat and 13 dogs survived the fire, but over 40 other animals were killed