GRANVILLE – The Granville Fire Department received an important piece of equipment this week. Posted on the fire department’s Facebook page on Wednesday, the Talcott Mountain Agility Club donated a pet oxygen mask to the fire station.
Concentrated in Central Connecticut, the Talcott Mountain Agility Club focuses on assisting dogs with agility, obedience, herding, and conformation. The club has about 100 members with various types of breeds and purebred dogs.
The Granville Fire Department received a pet oxygen mask this week. (Photo courtesy of Laura Kelley Bauver)
Granville Fire Chief Matt Ripley sees a significant benefit to the new piece of equipment.
“In case someone has a pet that’s involved in a fire, we can administer oxygen to it properly,” said Ripley. “Their (dogs) are very important family members in a lot of homesteads.”
The pet oxygen masks have three different sizes and can fit all dogs, and as well as small cats. The masks are also able to connect to the fire department’s oxygen regulator. Ripley added that the mask is very similar to a human oxygen mask, with the only difference being its shape.
