Wash. Firefighter Revives Dog After Mobile Home Fire

Firefighters saved a small terrier-mix dog from a mobile home fire in Rochester early Monday morning. The dog's owner, a woman who rented the house, was transported to St. Peter Hospital in Olympia for minor injuries. Crews from West Thurston Fire Authority responded to the single-wide trailer on the 6400 block of 201st Avenue Southwest shortly after 6 a.m., said Lt. Lanette Dyer, public information officer for WTFA. Responding emergency personnel were able to contain the damage to the bedroom...
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Wash. Firefighter Revives Dog After Mobile Home Fire

While medical crews treated the woman for minor burns and abrasions, one of the West Thurston firefighters used a child-sized bag-valve mask to help the dog breathe.

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