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Des Moines, IA

Firefighter bitten by dog during house fire response 

audio iconFire & Arson
Near Thornton Ave, Des Moines, IA 50315
Audio|Source: Polk County, Dallas County, and Warren County Public Safety and ISP
01:50

Transcript:
Please. Channel 3, just by Channel Patrol. Hey, R9, I can head to 3. Kerr 9 on 3. Hey, this is 235 Kerr. I'm down here on a house fire, down here on south side. We're going to call you anyway to pick up three dogs, because we cannot get a hold of the owner. However, as we are holding the dogs on leashes, one of the dogs just bit one of the firefighters, and they want to report. I'll just see if you're available to come on down, not only for the ride, but to possibly take all three dogs since we can't get a more of the owner. Yeah, absolutely I can do that. I'm in the little van. How big are the dogs? Two small, one medium. It's a chihuahua, and then the third one is going to be like a blueheeler. Absolutely. I can have that label. What's the address again? 928 Thornton. And just for information, I did look this full owner up to find her information. She had a dog at large and a dog bite. I think it was earlier this year with this. Cattle Dog. Copy, with any animal casualties, or did everybody get out unscathed? The original one, I do not know. Right now with a firefighter, he just has ripped pants. Sorry, um...

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