Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Firefighters respond to ‘dog in water’ report

Owner and animal OK after emergency call in East Fork area

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By TERRY SMITH
Express Staff Writer

When the Ketchum Fire Department gets a call about a "dog in the water," emergency responders get to the scene as quickly as they can, especially since pet owners have a tendency to go into the water themselves to save their pets.

Such was the case Friday afternoon near Hyndman View Drive in the East Fork area. At about 2:15 p.m., the fire department got an emergency call about a dog in the East Fork of the Big Wood River. That call was followed by a second call that the owner of the animal had gone in the river after the animal.

Emergency responders from the nearby Greenhorn Station were dispatched to the scene and a "swift-water rescue" plan was put into effect. But shortly after they arrived, dog and dog owner showed up and both were fine.

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Fire Chief Mike Elle said the dog had gotten out mostly by itself and the owner had only waded in a short distance.

"We do animal rescues to keep the public from a greater danger," Elle said. "They reason is simply that if we don't respond, the owners will try to rescue the animal themselves rather than leaving it to us."

Terry Smith: tsmith@mtexpress.com

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