Firefighters rescue two dogs from NE Portland house fire
PORTLAND, Ore. – Firefighters rescued two dogs from a house fire in Northeast Portland Sunday morning.
A third dog died at the scene.
It happened at around 8:20 a.m. at a house at 5114 NE 109th Ave. Firefighters said the fire started in the garage. It’s unclear what caused the fire.
The woman who called 9-1-1 went back into the house to search for her dogs, firefighters said.
When crews arrived, the woman and another person were outside the house. Firefighters searched the home and found her three dogs. Two of the dogs were resuscitated with special pet rescue equipment that firefighters said was donated by a local veterinary clinic.
Firefighters put out the fire in about 10 minutes. There were no working smoke detectors in the home.
“The quick initial response contributed to the overall successful outcome of this incident,” said Battalion Chief Rich Stenhouse.
where can I get special pet rescue equipment? That could be one of my 26 kind acts.Â
that's nice. My parents neighbors' house caught on fire, and the owner was alerted by people shouting when it was well under way and suffered smoke inhalation. He was lying on the neighbor's lawn gasping for breath and nobody had an oxygen mask or equipment for him as they were putting the fire out until he was driven to the hospital.
BRAVO firefighters!  Thank you, to the firefighters and to the veterinary clinic which donated the equipment.
Why is the veterinary clinic not named?
SMOKE ALARMS for EARLY FIRE DETECTION?
I have one in our garage.
Condolences to the family on the loss of their canine loved one.
Kudos to the first responders for saving the other two.
"They" say never go back into a burning building... but what you know flies out the window when someone or something you love is threatened. I'm glad the owner is okay and sorry about the loss of one of the fur kids.
 @AmiM Hopefully, something isn't literally flying out the window.
So glad they were able to save 2 of the dogs... very sad about the 3rd one... it's very hard to lose a pet, especially like this... Â
I've read that these specially designed oxygen masks for pets are really proving their worth; the larger masks for humans are just too big and they don't fit the shape of the faces of cats and dogs... Â This is a very worthwhile thing to donate to, folks; especially those with pets... because you just never know when your pet might need this kind of help..!