Good News Notes: “Vancouver firefighters rescued a dog from a burning house Saturday morning. The Vancouver Fire Department responded to a report of a house on fire with people inside at 11020 NE 87th St. at around 9 a.m. Crews arrived at the scene within 5 minutes and found a two-story house on fire.” View…
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Crews work to rescue man, 2 dogs from hillside at Point Defiance Park
Good News Notes: “Authorities in Tacoma on Monday rescued a man and two dogs stuck on the side of a steep hill at Point Defiance Park, officials said. It was not immediately clear when the trio scaled the hill but the Tacoma Fire Department was dispatched to the area shortly before 3:30 p.m. for a…
Ice fisherman, good Samaritans rescued after falling into icy pond
Good News Notes: “An ice fisherman who broke through the ice on a and three good Samaritans who fell through trying to save him were all rescued in Boylston on Monday afternoon. The Boylston Fire Department said the town’s dispatch center received a 911 call at approximately 2 p.m. Monday reporting multiple people through the…
Local animal shelters team up to house pets affected by flooding
Good News Notes: “Mississippi Animal Rescue League and Community Animal Rescue and Adoption are teaming up to house animals affected by flooding in the community. MARL is housing cats and small dogs. CARA is housing large dogs. The owners bring them to the shelters and do the paperwork and the shelters will keep and care for…
Cross-Eyed Rescue Cat Belarus Helps Shelter Animals | PEOPLE.com
Good News Notes: “Cross-eyed pets across the Internet are winning hearts and followers with their sweetly uniques faces. One of the cross-eyed cuties rising in the ranks is Belarus, a San Francisco-based rescue cat. According to the Daily Mail, the long-haired feline was adopted by Rachel Krall in 2018 after Krall saw an adorable post about the…
Sea Turtles Get New Lease On Life At Florida Aquarium
Good News Notes: “The threats to sea turtles are as big as the ocean they inhabit: red tide, overfishing, rising seas swamping their nesting grounds and being stunned by the winter cold. But a rehabilitation facility in Apollo Beach that opened last year is giving a new lease on life to many endangered turtles. I’m…
Spokane firefighters rescue woman from Spokane River near Maple Street Bridge
Good News Notes: “Spokane firefighters rescued a woman from the chilly Spokane River near the Maple Street Bridge early Tuesday afternoon. The Spokane Fire Department responded to the bridge just after noon for a water rescue, according to dispatch records. Spokane police officers reported a woman in her 20s was in the river, about 25…
Escambia firefighters rescue pets in second Warrington house fire of the day
Good News Notes: “Firefighters rescued several pets from a second house fire in the Warrington area of Escambia County (Florida) Monday afternoon.” “It was initially reported that a woman was trapped inside the home, but everyone got out safe. Five cats, two birds, and four dogs were rescued from the home.” View the whole story…
Firefighters rescue 12-year-old dog after he falls through thin ice – myfox8.com
Good News Notes: “Tuff the 12-year-old English Bulldog is back playing in the comfort of his own home after firefighters saved his life when fell through thin ice Friday, WTMJ reports. Just past where the ice turns to ten-feet-deep water outside the south Milwaukee Yacht Club, firefighters yelled at people to get off the ice and quickly…
Coast Guard rescues three from sinking tug
Good News Notes: “The Coast Guard rescued three crewmembers from the sinking 62′ tugboat, Gulf Man, on Jan. 10, approximately six miles northeast of Andros Island, The Bahamas. Rescued were Noel Maycock, 66, Seth Daughtery, 32, and James Orr, 51. A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew arrived on scene, reported that the tug…