PETALUMA, CA — The owners of an Eastside Petaluma home were displaced Christmas Day when a fire broke out in their kitchen but it could have been much worse had some of their family members not stopped by to pick up the homeowners' two dogs, an official with the Petaluma Fire Department said.
All available Petaluma Fire Department units were dispatched at 11:14 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 25, to a report that smoke was coming from the roof area of a home on Grouse Lane, Petaluma FD Battalion Chief Kevin Weaver said.
Crews from Cal Fire, Rancho Adobe Fire, Wilmar Fire and Sonoma Fire also responded to the blaze off Crinella Drive.
The first-arriving firefighters saw smoke coming from the eves of the home so they brought a hose line through the front door and soon determined the fire was in the kitchen.
A second engine crew arrived and as the firefighters were searching to see if anyone was inside the home, they found a small dog suffering from smoke inhalation in a back bedroom.
"The dog was brought to the front lawn, where the medic crew gave it oxygen using an oxygen mask made to fit the muzzle of dogs out of the Fido Bag," Weaver said. "Once stabilized, the dog was given to family members who then took it to the vet."
Firefighters prevented flames from spreading to any other homes, and within 10 minutes brought the blaze under control, Weaver said.
No one was home when the fire broke out but as the family members who'd stopped by to pick up the dogs opened the front door, they were confronted with heat and smoke and were not immediately able to get the dogs out, Weaver said.
However, a few moments later the family members broke out a rear sliding-glass door and freed one of the dogs.
The family members then used a garden hose to try and put out the fire until firefighters arrived and fully extinguished the flames.
A Petaluma City Building Department official deemed the home uninhabitable because of smoke and water damage, as well as damage to the home's electrical system, Weaver said.
Although the American Red Cross offered the homeowners assistance, they declined and said they would stay with family.
No firefighters or civilians were injured in the incident.
The medical status of the dog rescued by firefighters and treated for smoke inhalation was not known, but fire officials were told the dog rescued by family members was doing OK, Weaver said.
Fire officials were told the dog freed by family members was doing OK but Petaluma FD was not informed of the current status of the dog that suffered smoke inhalation, Weaver said.
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