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Colona Fire Department receives donation to save pets from fire
The donation is part of "Project Breathe™" by Invisible Fence® Brand which aims to equip every fire station in Canada, the United States and the U.K with pet oxygen masks.
Colona Fire Department receives donation to save pets from fire
6/11/2012
Colona is now joining the ranks of cities like Chicago, Cleveland and Memphis, who have all received donated pet oxygen masks from Project Breathe™.
Area firefighters will become some of the best-equipped in the nation to save a pet's life. That's because Invisible Fence® of the Quad Cities donated three pet oxygen mask kits to the Colona Fire Department. Dr. Matt Nelson of Maple Ridge Vet Clinic also a board member of the Illinois Veterinary Medical Association provided training to the department and demonstrated how the masks are used to save pets.
This donation is just a small part of Invisible Fence® Brand's Project Breathe™, which was established with the goal of equipping every fire station in America and Canada with pet oxygen masks. These masks allow firefighters to give oxygen to pets who are suffering from smoke inhalation when they are rescued from fires and often save pets' lives. Invisible Fence® Brand is proud to partner with the Illinois State Veterinary Medical Association (ISVMA) on Project Breathe™.
Invisible Fence® Brand has donated a total of almost 10,000 pet oxygen masks to fire stations all over the U.S. and Canada throughout the life of the program. A reported 50+ pets have been saved by the donated masks so far, including two pets saved on April 1 in Willoughby, Ohio.
"When a family suffers the tragedy of a fire, lives are turned upside down," said Phil Vroman, Owner, Invisible Fence® of the Quad Cities. "Pets are valued family members, so we want families to know that their pet can be cared for if tragedy strikes."
"We realize that humans are the first-priority, but in many cases, pets can be saved if firefighters have the right equipment," said Vroman. "Project Breathe is simply a way of giving firefighters the tools necessary to save pets' lives."
Colona is now joining the ranks of cities like Chicago, Cleveland and Memphis, who have all received donated pet oxygen masks from Project Breathe™.
"Thank God they had the masks. They (the dogs) are just like family. I don't know what I'd do without them. Things can be replaced. Lives can't, whether they're animals or people." Said a pet owner whose dogs were recently rescued using donated masks.
"With the recent fires at the Geneseo Humane Society and the animal shelter in Moline, the need for these pet oxygen masks are great and will help save lives," said Dr. Matt Nelson of Maple Ridge Vet Clinic. "Smoke inhalation in pets causes many of the same symptoms in animals as it does in people. Respiratory issues that arise from smoke's damage to lung tissue often times result in anything from chronic respiratory disease to death. The sooner that you can counteract smoke's toxic effects withoxygen, the better the prognosis is. The fire department's ability to improve oxygenation in pets withthese masks donated by Invisible Fence will significantly improve the pets' long term health", said Nelson.
Although the number of pets that die in fires are not an official statistic kept by the U.S. Fire administration, industry web sites and sources have cited an estimated 40,000 to 150,000 pets die in fires each year, most succumbing to smoke inhalation. In most states, emergency responders are unequipped to deal with the crisis. The loss is terrible for the family, heart wrenching for firefighters.
The company has set up a website, www.invisiblefence.com/O2, where people or companies can support the effort.
Invisible Fence® Brand pet containment and avoidance systems are produced by Radio Systems Corporation and have a 99.5% success rating, according to Invisible Fence Brand. For more information, visit www.invisiblefence.com.
Source: Quad Cities Online