Emergency Services
Fire Crews Rescue Dog
Two major appliances from Peel along with the duty officer were called to the incident
A dog received oxygen therapy from fire fighters this morning after a fire in the west of the island.
Two major appliances from Peel along with the duty officer were called to the incident this morning.
Once in attendance the incident commander quickly deployed four breathing apparatus wearers with high pressure hose reels to search for a dog within the property and to locate and fight the fire.
The fire was quickly extinguished and the search team located the missing dog who was brought to fresh air where crews administered oxygen therapy using specialist equipment provided by Paws For Therapy Isle of Man.
The service said: ‘We’d also like to thank the ManxSPCA who assisted with transferring the dog to their vet.
‘Our fire appliances were delayed in their response to this incident by the parking of vehicles in the local area. Please give consideration to the emergency services when leaving your vehicle to ensure our response isn’t impacted.’
