A Montcalm County firefighter says a carbon monoxide detector saved the lives of his girlfriend and their dog after he made a mistake.
Tyler Jones, a Greenville Department of Public Safety firefighter, hopes his story serves as a warning for others.
At the end of July, as severe storms rolled through west Michigan, Jones went into work to help with the damage.
He says around midnight, during a break in the system, he went back home to plug in his generator his girlfriend, Akalia Feazel. “So [I] run over, get everything hooked up inside, power’s working and everything’s good, let her know, jumped in the truck and left,” Jones explained to FOX 17 Wednesday.
Around 4 a.m., Akalia called when their dog woke her up.