Long Branch FD Receives Donation of Oxygen Masks for Pets

First responders in Long Branch are now better equipped to save the lives a family pets, thanks to the donation of specially designed oxygen masks for pets from at-home pet services provider Canine Company.

The Long Branch Fire Department requested and received the life-saving masks after Lt. Alfred Guzzi read about the company’s program to outfit first responders in the communities where it does business.

Pets are at special risk during a home fire because they are unable to leave the house without help. An estimated 40,000 pets die from smoke inhalation across the U.S. each year. The cone-shaped masks are designed for a pet’s snout, which human masks don’t fit. Each set includes masks in three sizes to fit pets from small mammals to giant breed dogs.

Canine Company has donated masks to first responders in more than 500 communities across New England, New York and New Jersey. Other Monmouth county communities that have received the masks in the past year include Beachwood, Howell, Keyport, Middletown, Jackson Township, Oceanport, Rumson, Shrewsbury and Tinton Falls.

“Our company mission is to help families keep their pets healthy, safe and happy. We do that with our products and services, and with our charitable programs,” said Renee Coughlin of Canine Company. “We are grateful that first responders in both communities also care about the well being of family pets.”

To ensure rescuers know there are pets in a home, Canine Company has offered free “Pets Inside” decals to local pet parents. The stickers are available from the Long Branch Fire Department and the Oceanport First Aid Squad, or they can be requested by mail through the Request a Decal form on Canine Company’s website.

Canine Company helps families across New York, New England and New Jersey keep their pets healthy, safe and happy at home with services like Invisible Fence pet containment systems and Manners dog obedience training. Over the past decade, the Company has donated masks to more than 500 fire departments and rescue squads across the northeast. For more information, visit www.caninecompany.com.