PHOTO: On July 19, a dog that was in a fire in Bullhead City was saved when Bullhead City Fire Department Emergency Medical Technician Kim Miles employed a “FIDO” bag to save its life.
On Thursday, Deputy John Wilson, of the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office, was able to provide “FIDO” bags to other local first responders in a ceremony at the Anderson Auto Group Fieldhouse in Bullhead City. The presentation was made possible thanks to the generosity of Dr. Jerry Lakin and the Lakin Foundation.
A FIDO bag is a specially designed gym bag equipped with an oxygen apparatus to fit a pet. That allows first responders to rescue pets that otherwise would die from smoke inhalation or burns associated with a residential fire.
The donation was born out of a memory that Dr. Lakin’s friend, Sally Savard, had from years ago.