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
View ArticleRescuers 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
View ArticleSyrian responder cares for war-torn city’s abandoned cats
The ambulance crew member spends about $4 each day feeding the abandoned felines
View ArticleMedics 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
View ArticleHorse rescued from suburban pool
Ari. veterinarians sedated the distressed animal so firefighters could pull it from the pool
View ArticlePhoto: 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
View ArticleItalian beach introduces ambulance service for dogs
In the most serious cases, volunteers will carry pets on a stretcher to a nearby veterinary clinic
View ArticleFla. 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
View ArticleSyrian responder cares for war-torn city's abandoned cats
The ambulance crew member spends about $4 each day feeding the abandoned felines
View ArticleMedic 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
View ArticleDog 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
View ArticleOwl 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
View ArticleGirl 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...
View ArticleOwl 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...
View ArticleK-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
View ArticleSemi-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
View ArticleLondon 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...
View ArticleK-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....
View ArticleSemi-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...
View Article4-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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