Animal Rescue
Firefighter Joe Pendergas was on his way to work when he spotted smoke coming from the Staten Island apartment building
Over a dozen horses were saved during a fire at Liberty-Belle Stables in Templeton
‘Faye’ had gotten through a plumbing access door and underneath a bathtub
Firefighters and police officers blocked off the road while wildlife specialists captured the bird
Crews used an oxygen mask to revive the unconscious animal after the Wednesday fire
Firefighters asked a local veterinarian to sedate the kitten while they sawed off the drain cap
A litter of kittens was treated for smoke inhalation after a fire training exercise
Firefighters used specialized equipment for large animal rescues and spent hours in the ravine to get the cow, named Tiny, to safety
The department tweeted a photo of a firefighter leaning over a white cat that is sitting up and attached to an oxygen bag and tube
The April duckling rescue has been viewed more than 150,000 times on the fire department’s Facebook page
The Cal Fire firefighter/paramedic is campaigning to end a 10-day meat festival in China where 10,000 dogs are tortured, killed and eaten
Firefighting helicopters are giving the eagle’s nest 1,000-foot radius so as to not startle the chick out of the nest; the nest is not in a burning area
The turkey vulture was suspended upside down 35 feet in the air by fishing wire
Four volunteer fire departments and other agencies rescued the cow that fell 400 feet down a hill
The month-old kittens were intentionally put in the drain; a 911 dispatcher adopted both
The fire department helped out the cubs after their mother died from being electrocuted by a transformer
Firefighters were searching for survivors in the ruins of a collapsed structure when they pulled the animal free
Firefighters went inside the home but were obstructed by the many items inside
A family adopted the kitten and named it Hugo, after one of the firefighters who rescued it
It took two departments 30 minutes to free the Great Dane using rope, harness and tarp
The calf was reunited with the other cattle once the fire had passed through; one firefighter was treated for heat exhaustion
The firefighter did not notice the kitten until he got to his destination and heard meowing; the firefighters found the kitten under the truck
The 14-year-old dog had been missing since March 25; crews dug up concrete and cut the pipe to free the dog
The firefighters placed an oxygen mask on the lifeless kitten; the kitten becomes alert and playful moments later
The puppy, Jake, was rescued from a fire with burns over 70 percent of his body; he is now the station mascot and is being trained to be an arson detection dog
A 44-year-old man and his dog were killed in the blaze; the firefighter was taken to a hospital for treatment
Firefighters opened the 18-inch hole to 30 inches; the assistant chief went in with a make-shift harness to perform the rescue
Firefighters rappelled down a steep ravine to rescue a horse with a broken pelvis that was trapped for two days
Crews were glad the department had invested in the training and equipment that made the rescues possible
Crews conducted a confined space rescue and firefighters were lowered with ropes to retrieve the puppy
The firefighters took the dog to their firehouse, where they bandaged and cared for her and named her Khaleesi, after a Game of Thrones character
A veterinarian was called to the scene but was not needed as cow took off to the pasture with only minor lacerations
Crews were just coming off duty when they stopped to help the injured dog
