Mart铆n Bilbao
The Olympian (Olympia, Wash.)
A Lacey firefighter saved a puppy exposed to fentanyl by giving it naloxone at the Nisqually Reservation Tuesday morning.
Lacey Fire District 3 shared photos of the puppy on its Facebook page Tuesday afternoon.
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鈥淚t鈥檚 not every day we use Narcan on a four-legged patient 鈥� but our teams are ready for just about anything,鈥� the post says.
Nisqually police found the puppy in a vehicle while contacting a person at parking lot on the 12800 block of Yelm Highway Southeast, LFD3 Fire Chief Jennifer Schmidt told The Olympian Wednesday afternoon.
Fire crews responded at 8:17 a.m. to assist Nisqually police with a medical evaluation, Schmidt said. While there, police alerted the crew to a puppy that appeared unresponsive. While most of the crew assisted the person, Schmidt said Engine Lt. Bryce Craig sprang into action to help the puppy.
The post indicated fentanyl was present in the vehicle. Schmidt said Craig assessed the situation and decided to give the puppy a small dose of naloxone that Nisqually police carried.
鈥淗e administered it to the puppy and within a couple of minutes, the dog started to respond,鈥� Schmidt said. 鈥淚n the lieutenant鈥檚 terms, it began acting like a puppy right away.鈥�
Schmidt said the puppy became excited, as a puppy does, and began breathing normally.
鈥淎s you can imagine, (the puppy) won everyone鈥檚 hearts,鈥� Schmidt said. 鈥淲e would have liked to have adopted him as a mascot.鈥�
Instead, fire crews left the puppy in the hands of Joint Animal Services and Nisqually police.
JAS Executive Director Sarah Hock confirmed that JAS was at the scene with Nisqually police. However, she said JAS had little involvement and did not take the puppy because it was within the tribe鈥檚 jurisdiction.
The Olympian has asked the Nisqually Police Department to comment on the situation and the status of the puppy.
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