A family in Orange County, California, is safe thanks to the persistent and courageous actions of their dog.
The incident happened Wednesday when the family was trying to sleep around 4:30 a.m. as their dog, Fillmore, kept barking, the Orange County Fire Authority said.
Fillmore would not quit making noise, so the family looked out their back window and noticed something was not right. They initially thought the flickering light they saw was a neighbor’s home on fire, but soon realized it was their own garage.
“The family grabbed garden hoses and did what they could to slow the fire’s spread until firefighters arrived and quickly contained the flames to the garage — saving the house. OCFA Heavy Fire Equipment Operators then removed the vehicles from the garage so firefighters could safely extinguish the remaining hotspots. Before leaving, firefighters gave Fillmore some well-deserved attention!” the agency said, adding, “Give this
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