A furry, four-footed ‘thank you’: Fire departments, Upshur EMS save dogs’ lives

From left are Upshur County DHSEM Director Steve Wykoff, BFD firefighter Shane Jenkins, BFD firefighter Ethan Smith with Max, Adriana Ordonez with Austin, BFD volunteer firefighter Steve Michael, BFD Chief JB Kimble holding Dolce, BFD Lt. Tanner Smith, BFD Capt. Joey Baxa, Sofia Ordonez with Gabbana, Upshur EMS personnel Brian Queen and Justin Bomer and Washington District Volunteer Fire Department firefighter Brian Black. / (Photo courtesy City of Buckhannon)

Katie Kuba

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September 3, 2024

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BUCKHANNON – Four furry members of a local family survived a structure fire and have lived to bark about it thanks to pet oxygen masks and a rapidly executed city-county effort. This past Sunday, the Ordonez family stopped by the city’s Public Safety Complex to thank city and county firefighters, Upshur EMS personnel and the…

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