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By Jay King
HOMETOWN NEWS
Tyger River Assistant Fire Chief Shawn Harter demonstrates the use of a new pet oxygen mask donated to his department by Invisible Fence of the Upstate. The company has a nationwide program to donate specially designed masks to emergency responders in order to help save the lives of the estimated 500,000 pets affected by home fires each year.
The local Invisible Fence franchise donated last week a pair of pet oxygen masks to the Tyger River Fire Department to help revive cats and dogs who’ve fallen victim to smoke inhalation during a fire.
Tyger River Chief Jim Redd said that there have been several occasions where the department could have used the specially designed masks to revive pets.
“We’ve had numerous occasions where this would have made the difference,” Redd said during a small presentation ceremony at the department’s Locust Street main station in Lyman last Wednesday.
For the rest of the story, see this week’s Middle Tyger Times.
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