When a house is on fire and the firefighters arrive to battle the blaze, many times all the humans are out of the house but one or more pets may still be in all the smoke. Pet oxygen masks can save pets from smoke inhalation injuries.
A local group of Girl Scouts took on the task of raising money for pet oxygen masks.
The details are below in a news release from the Fishers Fire Department:
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Hamilton Southeastern 3rd grade Girl Scout Troop #694 donated six Pet Oxygen Mask sets to the Fishers Department of Fire and Emergency Services. This group of nine girls had stickers printed and then sold them to friends, family and neighbors to raise the money. The stickers, priced at $5 each, are to help raise awareness for firefighters that pets may be located inside a residence in the event of an emergency. The kits purchased for the firefighters include a large, medium and small oxygen mask which may be used on various types of animals.
EMS Division Chief Steve Davison said, “These kits will enable firefighters to provide additional care to the pets of families that are victims of a fire.”
While firefighters perform a very systematic approach to search and rescue on each fire already, the stickers, if kept updated, can provide rescuers better information on what type of animal is inside. While life safety of the occupants is always first, firefighters understand the importance of pets and work diligently to make it the best of possible outcomes for the entire family.
This troop still has some stickers left for sale and troop leader Amanda can be reached at 678-232-1759 for more information.
http://www.petoxygenmasks.org/ is the web site of the product purchased by the troop.