An unconscious cat needed oxygen and first aid administered when responders pulled it from the van fire in Marina del Rey, Calif.
Here's what to know
Reports of smoke coming from a parked van prompted the response, according to WestsideToday, which cited a Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department social media post. Deputy Lopez, assigned to the department's Marina del Rey station, responded around 11 a.m.
The unresponsive cat was already out of the van when Lopez arrived at the fire on the 14100 block of Panay Way. Los Angeles County Fire Department crews had removed it.
Lopez began emergency care in the nearby parking lot where firefighters had moved the cat. The fire crews were still working to extinguish the blaze.
More background
The parking lot became a makeshift treatment area, where responders used equipment from the fire crew to care for the cat before it could receive a veterinary evaluation.
What's being done?
The cat regained consciousness shortly after receiving oxygen therapy during the joint resuscitation effort. Firefighters had joined Lopez in treating the animal after fully extinguishing the van fire.
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Deputies and firefighters took the cat to a nearby veterinary clinic for further assessment.
An update from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department confirmed both the cat's recovery and its return to its owner.
Where can I learn more?
Firefighters and rescuers have helped other pets survive fires, too. These stories follow cats and dogs rescued from burning vehicles, homes, and a wildfire.
• Phoenix firefighters used a pet oxygen mask to revive a cat rescued from a garage fire.
• In Spokane Valley, firefighters revived a dog with melted whiskers after a fire inside a car.
• In Westport, Lucy survived 40 minutes in a fire, prompting her owner's push for pet oxygen masks.
• In British Columbia, a wildfire rescue cat with burned paws and singed whiskers found a family.
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