12:35pm | The Long Beach firefighters who revived a dog suffering from smoke inhalation after it was trapped in a burning home were featured recently on the popular nationwide morning news program Good Morning America.
Click here to read the Long Beach Post’s coverage of the dog’s March 3 rescue.
The segment, which aired a week ago on March 23, featured live video footage of the Long Beach Fire Department battling the blaze, as well as firefighters’ rescue and resuscitation of the 60-pound boxer.
The segment was rounded out by a live interview via satellite with the dog, Elmo, his owners, Sara and mark Neal, and the two men who were instrumental in saving Elmo’s life, Firefighter-paramedic Paul Rodriguez and Firefighter Billy Noda.
Rodriguez said he used a “doggy respirator” — a specialized oxygen mask designed specifically to fit over a dog’s muzzle and bag valve device — and even had the dog hooked up to a heart monitor.
To view the segment on ABC’s Good Morning America, click here.