Animal oxygen masks now on hand at 16 of 30 fire stations
April 23rd, 2008 Posted in Reptile PetsRest assured, Anne Arundel County pet owners: A dog, cat, bird or even a reptile needing oxygen after being rescued from a burning building can be treated with the latest in life-saving equipment.
Oxygen masks are now available for pets at 16 of the county’s 30 fire stations, a move that fire officials and animal lovers hope will reduce the number of animals killed by smoke inhalation.
Anne Arundel County fire officials respond to about two dozen to three dozen fires a year that require pet resuscitations, Battalion Chief Matthew Tobia, a department spokesman, said Wednesday during a demonstration of the masks. He didn’t have statistics on animal fatalities.
“Clearly what we’re highlighting is the fact that now we have a very special piece of equipment to save [people's] pets, and we never want them re-entering their home once they made it outside,” Tobia said.
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