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Man saves dying dog with CPR in emotional scene

A man used CPR to save a dying dog to a girl's panic and eventual delight

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Rescuers save hamsters with tiny oxygen masks

Pulling apart their oxygen equipment, Wash. firefighters fit the small tubes over the hamsters' mouths after removing them from a house fire

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Syrian responder cares for war-torn city’s abandoned cats

The ambulance crew member spends about $4 each day feeding the abandoned felines

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Medics revive dog pulled from burning home

The firefighter and medic made a split-second decision to use an adult oxygen mask on a German Shepard mix that they thought would die

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Horse rescued from suburban pool

Ari. veterinarians sedated the distressed animal so firefighters could pull it from the pool

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Photo: Alaska responders rescue wolf pups

Firefighters heard the yipping near the front lines of a massive wildfire; two medics gave the pups sugar water to hydrate them

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Italian beach introduces ambulance service for dogs

In the most serious cases, volunteers will carry pets on a stretcher to a nearby veterinary clinic

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Fla. EMS to offer animal ambulance

The agency teamed up with a local veterinarian who will be on call 24/7 whenever EMS crews need help for injured pets, or animals that can no longer be cared for by their injured owners

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Syrian responder cares for war-torn city's abandoned cats

The ambulance crew member spends about $4 each day feeding the abandoned felines

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Medic revives dog pulled from burning home

The firefighter and medic made a split-second decision to use an adult oxygen mask on a German Shepard mix that they thought would die

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Dog hitches ride on ambulance to be with owner

A driver flagged down the ambulance to tell crews there was a dog on the side step; Buddy the Beagle was brought in to be with his 85-year-old owner

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Owl that collided with ambulance released into wild

Crews discovered the bird in the grille of the ambulance while on an emergency call and took it to an animal clinic where it was rehabilitated

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Girl spends birthday money on pet resuscitation kits

By John Weiss Post-Bulletin PLAINVIEW, Minn. — For a week Jadalynn Haugen debated: Should I spend the $20 of my birthday money on candy or help buy pet resuscitation equipment for the Plainview Fire...

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Owl that collided with ambulance released into wild

OPELIKA, Ala. — An owl that flew into the grille of an East Alabama Medical Center ambulance was released into the wild after about 45 days of rehabilitation. EMTs aboard the ambulance took action to...

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K-9 dies in vehicle fire on way to Md. prison complex

Ambulances were dispatched when an SUV carrying two law enforcement dogs caught fire as it was heading to a prison complex; officers got one dog out but couldn't save the other

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Semi-truck carrying bees overturns, dumps hives on highway

Some responders were stung after spraying a layer of foam on the boxes, killing the bees for safety

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London paramedics respond to emergency call for ‘bird collapsed’

LONDON — A London Ambulance Service (LAS) paramedic flew to the aid of a collapsed woman on Sunday. An LAS statement said the paramedic found “it was a pigeon that needed tweetment.” Senior Paramedic...

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K-9 dies in vehicle fire on way to Md. prison complex

FLINTSTONE, Md. — A K-9 assigned to the Cumberland state correctional complex died in a vehicle fire that occurred on westbound Interstate 68 in the area of 15 Mile Creek at about 1:45 p.m. Wednesday....

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Semi-truck carrying bees overturns, dumps hives on highway

The Associated Press LYNNWOOD, Wash. — A semitruck carrying honeybees scattered hundreds of hives when it overturned on a highway north of Seattle. Washington State Patrol Trooper Travis Shearer says...

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4-meter African rock python spends night stuck in an ambulance

PHALABORWA, South Africa — After attempting to bite a paramedic and spending 15 hours stuck under and in an ambulance, a 4-meter African rock python slithered its way to freedom. The paramedics...

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