The Southest Allen Fire District is the first in the county to get devices that save the lives of animals in a house fire.
Advertisement
Device saves animals during a fire
Updated: Tuesday, 16 Feb 2010, 7:36 PM EST
Published : Wednesday, 17 Feb 2010, 3:36 AM EST
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Last year, house fires in Indiana killed more than 40,000 dogs. Now, Invisible Fence in Fort Wayne is making a strong effort to cut down on those deaths.
The company donated new animal oxygen devices to the Southwest Allen Fire District.
With this donation, local firefighters say they'll be better equipped and trained to save dogs and other pets during house fires.
Chief Don Patnoude said, "In the past when we brought a pet out of the house, it's been basically, we've treated them in the same means that we've treated humans we just haven't had the equipment to do it properly."
The Southwest Allen County Fire District is the first in the county to get the new pet-saving masks.
Ground rules for posting comments: No profanity or personal attacks. No racially charged comments. If it's not something you would say to someone's face, it's most likely inappropriate. Please comment on the subject of the story itself. If you do not follow these rules, we will remove your post. Repeat offenders will be banned from making future comments. Keep it civil, folks! WANE is not responsible for the content posted in this comment section.
Email This
Print This
View Story on a Single PageAdvertisement
Advertisement