•2-5-08 - Dogs Have 9 Lives Too!•

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At 16:49 Box #2123 was struck for a vehicle fire on Route 30, near the Penn Dot shed in Hellam Township.  Engine/Rescue 1 responded in one minute with a crew of 13.  Upon arrival of R-1 there was no fire, but a small Daschund was found in the wheel well.  The pooch had climbed in the wheel well when the truck was parked on Cool Springs Rd. The driver of the truck heard the dog yelping, and began to smell something burning.  21/41 crews removed the wheel to gain access to the dog.  The dog was treated by R-1 crew while enroute to meet an animal enforcement officer who then took it to a local animal hospital. Later in the evening, fliers were found around the borough for the missing dog, and the owner was contacted. The dog is expected to make a full recovery.  A story is in the works for show on WGAL February  7th.

AFTERNOON CREW: Chief Smeltzer Deputy Chief Livelsberger Assistant Chief Ryon Captain Livelsberger Lieutenant Poole Firefighter Oberdorff Firefighter Scritchfield Firefighter R. Livelsberger Firefighter E. Livelsberger Firefighter Gromling Firefighter C. McMillion Junior Firefighter Ishman Junior Firefighter Poole APPARATUS: Rescue: 41 Engines: 21, 41