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Firefighters save trapped dog

By Staff
Posted 9:13AM on Wednesday 17th April 2013 ( 12 years ago )
WINDER - Barrow County Emergency Services personnel were at Station 6 recently when a distraught woman came in.

"She stated her dog had run under her house and had gotten tangled up in some electrical wires," said Lt. Lieutenant Ernest Weant. "Frustrated and not knowing what else to do to get her dog out, she came to the firehouse and asked for help. We offered to go see what we could do to help."

When Weant, Lt. James Key, Firefighter Josh Shelby and Firefighter Teddy Brown arrived they found a scared puppy unable to free himself. Due to the limited amount of space, there was no way anyone could get under the house to free the dog. However, with the aid of tools carried on the engine firefighters were able to free the dog.

Once he was freed from the leash he was initially scared, but was easily drawn out by the owner using dog treats.

"Firefighters are called upon for many different types of help," Weant added. "In this situation we were able to help a citizen out in a different way."
Lt. Ernest Weant (l) and Firefighter Teddy Brown (r)) with a very happy dog and owner.

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