Puppy burned in house fire finds forever home with fire chief, will teach kids fire safety

BROOKINGS, Ore. (KPTV/Gray News) – A puppy who was burned in a house fire has now been adopted by a firefighter and will be trained to teach kids about fire safety.

The fire happened at a family home in Brookings, Oregon on Feb. 28.

The house was burned to the ground, the family was displaced, and multiple pets died in the fire, including the mother of the puppy, who was a service dog.

No humans were hurt, and the cause of the fire is still under investigation, Deputy State Fire Marshall Krause told KPTV.

After the fire, the South Coast Humane Society was called by the fire marshal about a puppy that had been burned in the fire.

The shelter said at first glance, the 16-pound puppy “didn’t look too awful other than his foot pads.”

But upon further inspection, the shelter could tell that the puppy had been burned on a large portion on the left side of his back, and there were “multiple other areas that were burned and felt like plastic.”

After intensive care treatment for a few weeks and a successful recovery, the South Coast Humane Society got in touch with Chief Corey Bryant with the Greenacres Fire Protection District, who fell in love with the puppy.

Bryant said he knew he wanted to adopt the puppy even before meeting him.

The dog, now named Smoky, went to his forever home with Bryant on Saturday.

Bryant plans on training Smoky to be a fire safety advocate for the “stop, drop, and roll” presentations in school districts.

“I just think that I was instantly drawn to him, he’s obviously a survivor. But also I thought it’s a great opportunity once we get him some training and grow him up a little bit to be able to take him to schools and stuff for our fire prevention talks.”

Bryant said he hopes seeing Smoky’s injuries will help teach kids the importance of fire safety.

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