Heroes of the Week: Prince George's Maryland firefighters Resuscitate Dog From House Fire

This week's heroes are the firefighters of Prince George's County, Maryland revived a dog who was unconscious after inhaling smoke during a house fire.

(Photo: Prince George's firefighters using a special CPR mask on the Australian Shepherd suffering from smoke inhalation. Credit: Prince George's County Fire and Rescue Department)

Unconscious Dog Rescued From Burning Garage By Firefighters 

A family's dog found unconscious in a burning garage at their Bowie home was given first aid and resuscitated by medics.

Kristin Danley-Greiner,Patch Staff, Updated Mon, Mar 23, 2026 at 11:42 am ET 

BOWIE, MD — Prince George's firefighters were called to a home located in the 2900 block of Tarragon Lane in Bowie, Maryland for a house fire. They found the single-family home with smoke coming from the garage. The fire was quickly extinguished, officials reported.

While searching the garage, the family's dog, an Australian Shepherd, was found unconscious from smoke inhalation. The dog received first aid from emergency medics who used specially designed animal CPR masks. They successfully resuscitated the dog before reuniting him with his family to be checked out by their veterinarian.

No injuries to firefighters or residents were reported. The cause of the fire was not immediately released.