Wednesday, February 8, 2012

On the Net and In the News–Dogs, Ice, and Training

Pet oxygen masks can save animals' lives in fires
San Jose Mercury News
(AP Photo/Alden Pellett, file) Firefighters in Ocala, Fla., found Hanna, a 2-year-old Siamese cat, lying in a smoky bedroom, unconscious and not breathing. Believing her dead, they carried the cat outside. Then Hanna moved her head.
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'Big balls of fire' Fighting aircraft flames at FSCJ
Jacksonville Daily Record
The “Aircraft Rescue Firefighting Facility” would join the existing maritime “Burn Ship Facility” at the center, which trains firefighters in battling maritime fires. Its address would be along Fire Fighter Memorial Drive.
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API storage tank project upgraded for more realistic training at Brayton Fire ...
TEEX News
COLLEGE STATION - The API Storage Tank Fires project #45 at Brayton Fire Training Field has been upgraded to enhance the training for firefighters who respond to incidents involving fires at flammable liquid storage facilities.
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Testing fire suppression products
6abc.com
February 7, 2012 (WPVI) -- These products claim to put a fire out in seconds, but do they work? For our test we enlisted the help from firefighters at the Bucks County Department of Public Safety Training Facility in Doylestown.
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Firefighters rescue dog from frigid water in Avon
Vail Daily News
Eagle River firefighter Jesse Monaghan is in the orange, rescuing a family pet that fell through the ice on Avon's Nottingham Lake. The dog happened to fall through when firefighters were training for winter ice/water rescues.
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Dog rescued from icy pond, firefighter and dog's owner react
9NEWS.com
LAKEWOOD - A man's dog is alive thanks to a West Metro firefighter who pulled the dog out of an icy pond on Tuesday afternoon. Max is an 85-pound Argentine Mastiff, a breed known as a hunting dog. Max's owner says he was doing his business off-leash on ...
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