Berwyn Fire Company Gets Pet Oxygen Kit Donation

TREDYFFRIN, PA — Good news for local dogs and cats: a pet oxygen kit has been donated to the Berwyn Fire Company.

Liberty English Cocker Spaniel Fanciers made the donation. They are a national organization that has local roots.

"Thousands of household pets lose their lives in home fires each year," the fire company said in a news release. "The most common cause of death for these animals is smoke inhalation. When the animals are rescued by firefighters, many of them have been saved by high-flow oxygen provided through specially designed oxygen masks."

The donated kit contains these masks. It's the second kit the company has received: the Delaware Valley Yorkshire Terrier Club, Inc. donated a kit several years ago, accoridng to the news release.

The kits are made by Wag N' O2 Fur Life and contain three different sized oxygen masks, officials noted.

"While we hope to never have to use them, we are grateful and thankful to have this tool available. Berwyn Fire Company would like to extend our sincere gratitude to Liberty English Cocker Spaniel Fanciers for this generous donation."

Image courtesy Berwyn Fire Company.