Firefighter-EMTs with the Sky Valley Fire Department sprang into action after three 10-week-old puppies were carried into Station 54 earlier this week, unresponsive and in critical condition.
According to officials, the puppies were suffering from respiratory failure and cardiac arrest when they arrived.
A Race Against the Clock
Crews immediately began lifesaving measures, performing CPR, administering oxygen, and giving the puppies naloxone (Narcan), a medication used to reverse opioid overdoses.
Because all three puppies were showing the same severe symptoms, firefighters suspected environmental poisoning rather than illness, with opioid exposure considered a possible cause. Substances like fentanyl can be especially dangerous for small animals, even through inhalation.
The quick response worked. All three puppies began responding to treatment and were successfully revived.
The Rescue Wasn’t Over
But the rescue effort did not end there.
Sheriff’s Office deputies later located the people who had brought in the puppies and went to their residence, where they discovered three more puppies in serious distress. Those puppies were rushed to the same fire station, where firefighter-EMTs once again stepped in to save their lives.
All six puppies were then transported to a 24-hour urgent care veterinary clinic for continued care.
A Happy Turn
Veterinarians later confirmed that all six puppies are recovering well and are expected to survive.
Photos released by the fire department show the tiny dogs curled up beside the firefighters who saved them. In a video shared by the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office, the mood shifts from tense to joyful as the puppies, now alert and wagging their tails, climb over their rescuers while crews smile and laugh.
Officials say they’re hopeful the puppies will make a full recovery and eventually be placed in loving forever homes.
