Firefighter Saves Dog With Mouth-To-Nose Resuscitation (VIDEO)

Original article at: HuffingtonPost.com

Tragedy struck the house of Kim Carlson and Dwight Borchardt in Wisconsin on Tuesday afternoon, when a fire allegedly started by a faulty box fan caused an estimated $30,000 in damage, The Today Showreported. It also almost claimed the life of the family's 7-year-old dog, Koda.

That is, until firefighter Jamie Giese stepped in. Using a technique that he had "only seen on TV," Jamie was able to revive the unconscious pup by performing mouth-to-nose (or snout) resuscitation.

The firefighter told the Wausau Daily Herald that hefound the dog on a rocking chair in the room where the fire started, and carried him outside.

"It was all improvised," he told the paper.

According to Fox News, the rest of the family and their two cats were uninjured from the fire.

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