Operations & Training

Rescued Squirrel Gets Hosed Down by GA Firefighters

April 10, 2019

DeKalb County firefighters gave a squirrel an impromptu bath Tuesday after they saved the animal from an apartment fire in Stonecrest that injured two people.

By J.D. Capelouto

Source The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

DeKalb County, GA, firefighters gave squirrel a bath after rescuing the creature during an apartment fire Tuesday.

Two people were injured in a fire at a DeKalb County apartment complex Tuesday afternoon, Channel 2 Action News reported.

As flames ripped through the building on Tiburon Court in Stonecrest, firefighters also rescued a furry woodland critter.

“This little squirrel was so thrilled to be rescued from the apartment fire, he even allowed the DeKalb County Firefighters to give him a bath,” the fire department wrote in a tweet.

Photos show the firefighters shooting water on the flames from above. The blaze led to extensive damage to the building.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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