Firemen across America often get calls about animals that need to be rescued. Whether it’s a cat stuck in a tree, or a puppy stuck in a drain, these brave…
Amid the chaos of the massive Silverado Fire in California, firefighters stumbled upon a small, fragile life in desperate need of help — a young barn owl. The little owl’s…
When Plattsmouth Volunteer Fire Department received a late night rescue call from Wes McGuirk, they thought the man was playing a prank on them. After all, Wes was making an…
A house caught fire on the south side of Des Moines, and the fire department arrived to help. The family was standing outside of the home, but their two dogs…
Orange County Fire Authority firefighters had their hands full recently when two fires broke out in two separate garages. The fast-moving fire on the 28000 block of Vista Ladera in…
Colleton County Fire-Rescue and Animal Control are used to receiving calls about dangerous situations, but they never dealt with a situation like the one they recently handled. A mama dog…
A team of firefighters received a call about heavy smoke emanating from a Vancouver home and rushed to get the situation under control. By the time the firefighters entered the…
Two stray dogs got themselves into a very prickly situation while wandering around a woman’s front yard in Mesa, Arizona. The pups, who are believed to be Chihuahua mixes, managed…
Officer Christopher Bisceglia from Orange, Massachusetts, was carrying out his regular duties when a Scottish Terrier came running to him and began barking vigorously. The little dog was deeply distressed…
A firefighter named Roman found out how much a foster dog can tug on the heartstrings. San Antonio Firefighter Roman was fostering a dog through San Antonio Pets Alive! in…
When Animal Control Officer Stella Ickes was called to a home in Pasco County, Florida about animals under a shed, she wasn’t fully prepared for what she would see on arrival.…
The DC Fire and EMS were called to a fire in the basement of a two-story house in Washington, D.C. last Tuesday. While the four residents evacuated by the time…
When police officers begin their shift, they never know what sort of calls will come in from day to day. For example, officers in Phoenix, Arizona recently received an emergency…
A Shih Tzu-Poodle mix named Astro gave everyone a scare after he led firefighters on a chase down I-495 in Washington D.C. Captain Yingling, Firefighter’s Ryan Bailey, Chris Walker and…
A Good Samaritan heard a dog crying for help in an 18-foot deep drainpipe on the UC Santa Barbara campus, and immediately contacted the Santa Barbara County Fire Department for…
For three long days, a 2-year-old dog waited patiently for someone to rescue her. The dog, named Sophie, went missing 30 days earlier from her family’s home in Santa Barbara,…
A dog had escaped his leash and wandered off into a frozen creek in Canada’s Saskatchewan province. By the time his owner found him, the dog had inadvertently trapped himself…
Chunk the Pit Bull was just 3 months old when she was found tied to a tree in Sacramento on a rainy day. Firefighter Mike Thawley was on his way…
Ashley, or Ash, is a Pit Bull who was left to starve and die in an abandoned crack house in Staten Island. She was just 2 months old when she…
Firefighter Dan Estrada is a dog lover so when he came across a dog that was in distress, he didn’t hesitate to come to the dog’s aid. He and his…
