Rescuers to Carry Oxygen Masks for Pets
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APPLETON, Wis. - Pets here will be breathing a little easier now that local rescuers will be carrying oxygen masks designed for animals. Six Appleton fire trucks and 13 ambulances will be equipped with masks intended for use on dogs, cats and other small animals.
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RICHLAND, Wash. - Faith the service dog phoned 911 when her owner fell out of her wheelchair and barked urgently into the receiver until a dispatcher sent help. Then the 4-year-old Rottweiler unlocked the front door so the responding police officer could come in.
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Thai rescuers load empty coffins to be sent to Phuket at Bangkok military airport Monday, Dec. 27, 2004. Rescuers converged on beaches and islands Monday to search for survivors of earthquake-spawned tidal
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MELBOURNE, Australia - A pet dog helped save a toddler from drowning in a rural reservoir, paramedics said Wednesday.
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Security vendors are trying to make it easier for emergency personnel to ID themselves at the scene of a disaster.
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GRESHAM, Wis. - A Rottweiler awoke a mother in time to grab her two young sons and escape from their burning house over the weekend in eastern Wisconsin, according to sheriff's officials. The 150-pound dog, named Zeus, awoke Jennifer Brusoe at about 8:30 p.m.
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Rescuers searching for three missing climbers on Mount Hood in Oregon have located a snow cave, some equipment and what appears to be a âYâ carved into the snowy flanks of the mountain, and crews were converging on the location to see if there was any sign of the men, officials said today.
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The British Olympic Association will authorise its athletes to wear anti-pollution masks if they feel they are necessary during the Olympic Games in Beijing in August.
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Two of those people are in critical condition and on life support in Palm Beach, Florida. All four people reportedly received their botox shots at a clinic in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
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By Sam Cook, Duluth News-Tribune, Minn.  Jun. 10--The Reservoir Riders Snowmobile Club will donate three rescue sleds to area volunteer fire departments at its meeting on Thursday.
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Three climbers who tumbled off a ledge on Mount Hood were taken away in an ambulance after they hiked down much the state's highest peak with their rescuers &#151; and a dog who may have saved their lives.
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By TERENCE CHEA RIO VISTA, Calif. - Encouraged by the response of two injured, wayward whales to the spray of a fire hose, marine scientists plan to use more hoses when they resume efforts next week to herd the pair back out to the Pacific Ocean.
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Lingering respiratory difficulties plague nearly half of the rescue workers screened in an analysis of breathing problems after the Twin Towers&#39; collapse, according to a government report released yesterday.
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RICHLAND, Wash. - Leana Beasley has faith that a dog is man's best friend. Faith, a 4-year-old Rottweiler, phoned 911 when Beasley fell out of her wheelchair and barked urgently into the receiver until a dispatcher sent help. Then the service dog unlocked the front door for the police officer.
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The government is expected to announce new legislation this week to protect people who work in animal research.
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Rescuers will return today to Mount Hood to continue searching for two missing climbers and to bring down the body of a third climber found dead. "We continue to proceed with this as a rescue for the two remaining climbers," Oregon National Guard Capt. Mike Braibish told reporters.
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Some of the armed officers with dogs that turned up this week around airports, subways and bus stops are part of special Transportation Security Administration teams sent to protect mass transit sites over the July Fourth holiday.