Kolton is held by rescuer, Firefighter Aaron Eichel. Oxygen is being provided by firefighter Chris Owens.
By Mike Wilson
On February 25, Columbus (IN)firefightersresponded to a residential fire in the 2100 block of Park Ave in East Columbus. At 9 p.m., responders were dispatched to 2111 Park Ave with reports of occupants possibly still inside the home. Firefighters arrived on the scene within six minutes of the call and encountered flames and smoke coming from the windows of the single-story home.
After completing a rapid scene assessment, firefighters received additional information that the occupants of the home had escaped prior to the arrival of responders. Unable to confirm these reports, an interior firefighting crew made entry through the front door of the home. Upon entering the home, crews immediately located fire within a living room. As the firefighters advanced into the home, they applied water to the fire, which rapidly knocked down the flames.
在控制大火的情况下，机组人员开始对房屋进行主要搜索，寻找可能被火灾和浓烟困住的任何乘员。在此期间，其他发动机公司到达现场。当到达的船员在家外面上演时，一名居民接近他们，当发现大火时，他们已经在家里。这位成年男性告知消防员，每个人都从住所中撤出，但告诉消防员，宠物仍在烟雾中，包括几只小猫。这些信息是广播给室内消防员，当时他们正在积极进行房屋搜索。当消防员从房间到房间搜索时，他们开始找到多个宠物。在家中，消防员发现了八只小猫，八只成年猫和三只狗。当工作人员开始将宠物从家里移走时，消防员确定一只成年猫死了，另外一只猫正在呼吸窘迫。消防员将关键猫“ Kolton”赶到了消防车，并开始使用专门设计的PET氧面膜提供氧气。当消防员向科尔顿提供氧气疗法时，哥伦布地区健康EMS救护车为从家里移走的另一只成年猫提供氧气。
According to the incident commander, Battalion Chief Dan Cleland, damage from fire was isolated to the living room. Battalion Chief Cleland said that smoke damage was extensive throughout the home. Chief Cleland said that, due to damages, the family will be displaced from the home. Chief Cleland commended the fast attack of the first arriving crew and attributed the successful rescue of the pets to their ability to quickly locate and extinguish the fire. Battalion Chief Cleland states, “Whether it’s people or pets, seconds matter when exposed to the noxious gases produced in today’s modern fires. The men did an outstanding job of halting the progress of this fire and rescuing the pets.”
哥伦布消防局的调查员马特·诺布利特（Matt Noblitt）裁定火灾是由于电气电气施加的超载而导致的。根据诺布利特的说法，在家中没有发现工作的烟雾报警器。房屋的损失估计为30,000美元。
In 2007, C.A.R.E., Inc., a Columbus based non-profit animal welfare group, provided all Bartholomew County fire departments with pet oxygen masks to assist in caring for animals injured during fires. The coned shaped masks allow firefighters to provide oxygen to animals , from dogs and cats to rabbits and birds. Three dogs, eight, kittens and seven adult cats survived the fire. All eighteen pets were reunited with the owners shortly after the fire was extinguished.
Agencies that assisted at the scene included CRH EMS, Columbus Police Department, Duke Energy and the Salvation Army and Columbus City Utilities. No firefighters were injured during the incident.
哥伦布消防局提醒居民工作烟雾报警器的重要性。有效的烟雾报警器可以尽早发现烟雾，从而可以安全地逃脱国内大火。制定专门为您的房屋设计的家庭防火计划也很重要。制定家庭逃亡计划后，每年至少练习两次。
Mike Wilsonis a captain and spokesman for the Columbus (IN) Fire Department.
