The Entrance Fire Brigade do much more than fight blazes.
On ANZAC Day, April 25, they got a call to free a trapped dog.
Pepper the dog ran away to see her four-legged friend Arthur and, in the process, got her head stuck in a stone brick fence.
“My dog Arthur has playdates regularly with Pepper, the three-legged dog who lives just around the corner.
“Pepper went missing and her owners were very distressed and called at our house and all along the street to try to find her.
“After a couple of hours my son heard a whimper coming from the back fence, Pepper had her head stuck in the fence trying to visit our dog, Arthur.
“We tried getting her out, but we couldn’t do it, so we rang the fire brigade, who came to the rescue even thought they were getting ready for the parade on ANZAC Day.
“While we were waiting, I went and got her some water to try and calm her down as she was very distressed, and she had very bloodshot eyes,” Arthur’s owner, Joanne Sippel, said.
“Once the firemen were on scene, it only took 15 minutes to free Pepper, and luckily, they didn’t need to use the jaws of life.
“They had Pepper free in no time with a bit of maneuvering.
“She was a very lucky and relieved dog.
“The Firies were wonderful and calming, freeing Pepper in no time at all.” Sippel said.
Since the fence incident, a fly screen has gone up over the fence to ensure something like this does not happen again in the future.
“She has been visiting since, and her and Arthur have multiple playdates a week.
“They are very good friends.” Sippel said.
Harry Mulholland