Pet Oxygen Masks Donated to West Hartford Fire Department

From West Hartford Town Hall

Progressive Animal Wellness (PAW) will donate pet oxygen recovery masks to the Office of Fire Prevention this month.

PAW, a West Hartford organization, collaborated with the Fire Dept. and held a fundraising event to fund the donation.

The fire department has witnessed how well these masks worked earlier this year when a feline was rescued and successfully recovered from a house fire because fire fighters with the right equipment.

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