CPR Saves Two Puppies Rescued From Century House Fire

October 22, 2011

First responders used CPR to save two puppies rescued from a Century house fire Friday afternoon.

The fire damaged a small wood-frame home at the end of Cumbie Lane off McCall road about 4:30 p.m. The blaze was contained mostly to a bathroom, but smoke filled most of the house.

Firefighters found three puppies in the house suffering from smoke inhalation and rushed them outside to a waiting EMT from Escambia County EMS. With the help of other first responders, the EMT administered oxygen and performed CPR on the puppies. Slowly, one of the puppies began to breathe normally and was returned to the its owner. A second puppy was breathing poorly, the human-size oxygen mask too big for its tiny face. The EMT improvised, cutting a water bottle for a perfect puppy fit.

CPR was performed on a third puppy for about 10 minutes, but it did not survive.

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There were no human injuries in Friday afternoon’s fire. The cause of the blaze remains under investigation.

The Century, McDavid, Walnut Hill and Molino stations of Escambia Fire Rescue responded to the fire, along with the Flomaton Volunteer Fire Department and the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office.

Pictured top: A puppy saved from a Friday afternoon fire in Century is returned to its owner.  Pictured inset: First responders administer oxygen and perform CPR on two puppies. Pictured below: An improvised oxygen mask made from a water bottle is used on a tiny puppy. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.


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20 Responses to “CPR Saves Two Puppies Rescued From Century House Fire”

  1. Vickie on October 25th, 2011 10:15 am

    God Bless the rescue group and these innocent little puppies.

  2. Sammie on October 24th, 2011 10:07 pm

    Great work Guys and Gals!

    Thank you for making my day with this story.

  3. nancy nun on October 23rd, 2011 2:05 pm

    Thank you to all the first responders who had a hand in this, these little guys are so precious. I have a little one and she is very much a part of the family. Great job, well done. Just goes to show you there are a lot of big hearted people around us, in places you might never expect. Pass it on!

  4. susan on October 23rd, 2011 11:09 am

    so glad that some of them survived what a touching story way to go ems !!

  5. Big Bopper on October 23rd, 2011 8:11 am

    This just goes to show us AND ME, that while there are a lot of bone heads
    out there doing all the wrong things, THIS is what all the REST of the WORLD
    is doing…..THE RIGHT THINGS.
    Thanks to ALL that help in our times of need and do their jobs no matter
    who it may be who needs you.
    A big Big BIG special thank you to these two and the others who felt that
    these little lives were worth the effort.
    Also, I hope this Family who’s home had this problem is safe and warm,
    and will have a wonderful Holiday Season this Year.

    God Bless Everyone

  6. Tired on October 22nd, 2011 11:11 pm

    Thank You First Responders for saving these precious animals!!!!

  7. puppies on October 22nd, 2011 10:12 pm

    thankyou so much to the first responders who cared enough about animals to help these precious babies thankyou!!!!

  8. marym on October 22nd, 2011 7:12 pm

    I hope Ronald and Neal are there if God forbid our house should catch on fire ! My English Mastiff puppy is my Baby !…Everyone there went above and beyond ! God Bless Them !

  9. Faye Gandy on October 22nd, 2011 4:20 pm

    I hope we would have fireman like these if we had a fire I have several small dogs that are in my home I would not like to lose them. Good Job U guys.fg

  10. MQ on October 22nd, 2011 2:54 pm

    Sweet story. Glad no human got hurt.

  11. Rhonda Currie on October 22nd, 2011 12:09 pm

    this is one of the most sweetest stories I have seen on here, thank you to the volenteers for their work done here, this is absolutely complete compassion and good hearted people ! Glad nobody was injuried, sorry about the other puppy. This is a blessing.

  12. Susan on October 22nd, 2011 12:09 pm

    Thank God for Rescuers such as these. These babies are so much more worthy of their efforts than alot of human beings.

  13. DJS on October 22nd, 2011 10:05 am

    Job well done and these first responders are taken for granted more than we all want to admit, but without them this wouldn’t have been possible.

  14. AL on October 22nd, 2011 9:51 am

    Wow.. that is awesome!!! Way to go, folks!!

  15. LuLu on October 22nd, 2011 9:48 am

    Kudos to the firefighters!!! Our pets are our family too, it’s good to know Escambia Co EMS are so compassionate.

  16. Name (required) on October 22nd, 2011 8:53 am

    Some might read this and think it is not significant..saying something like “they were just dogs”.

    As a society, we are ill… but there are a few shining lights. Examples of human kindness are not always easy to see… but they are there.

    Thank you William for finding this one.

    Thank you for those who go the extra mile for all of us every day… putting their lives on the line for little (or even no!) pay. Thank you for the better world we all enjoy because you are in it.

    May we all be inspired to do what we can to follow suit.

  17. walnut hill girl on October 22nd, 2011 7:41 am

    So glad everyone was okay except for one little one….a house fire is one of most devastating things to happen to someone…thoughts and prayers to all for your recover.

  18. unchaindogs on October 22nd, 2011 7:02 am

    BRAVO to the firefighters and EMTs for their compassionate acts yesterday. Please share the link to this story to friends/family around the country. William, can you get contact info for these heroes so we can thank them?

  19. Jane on October 22nd, 2011 6:25 am

    At least everyone survived and two puppies…things can eventually be replaced. Hope they have family/friends to stay with.

  20. 429SCJ on October 21st, 2011 6:30 pm

    I pray they have somewhere warm to go.

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