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Project Breathe

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Cherokee Fire Receives New Pet Masks

The masks were obtained through a nationwide initiative called Project Breathe.

A program has helped Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services acquire 30 new pet oxygen masks. The agency recently received the new masks, which will be placed on 21 fire engines and nine squads throughout the county. The department received the masks in September through an initiative put on by Invisible Fence® Brand called Project Breathe. Project Breathe is a donation program that provides oxygen mask kits to first responders to use on animals. Each kit contains a small, medium and large mask.  Cherokee fire received about $921 in donations towards the program, said Cherokee County Firefighter Erik Mork. He noted $500 came from FactoryMation President Russ Sanders. The donations were used to purchase 15 mask kits and the other 15 …

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Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services and Riverstone Animal Hospital (in Canton-Sixes Patch)

Lisa T

11:09 am on Friday, January 4, 2013

This is wonderful news for pet owners! Do they need more? If so, please respond with contact info for starting up a program for more! Every station/ truck should have a set!   more ›

Saturday, September 1, 2012

Donate to Save a Pet

This month, Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services will be participating in the “Project Breathe” program.

Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services hopes to raise enough money this month to outfit each of its "first-out" trucks with oxygen mask kits. During the month of September, the department is participating in the "Project Breathe" donation program to provide pet oxygen mask kits to first responders. For every kit purchased through donations, Invisible Fence by Peachtree, which started the program, will donate one kit. "Our overall goal is to raise enough money for roughly 15 kits," Cherokee County firefighter Erik Mork said. "I'd like each "first-out" fire truck in the county to carry one kit. The masks are compatible with our supplemental oxygen equipment and are reusable." Project Breathe donation boxes are available in the following…

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Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services, Invisible Fence by Peachtree, Free Home Animal Hospital, and 10 more ›

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Cheryl Bishop Richer

11:09 pm on Sunday, September 2, 2012

Hickory Flat animal hospital is on East Cherokee in Canton, E. Cherokee & 140, I believe, Publix,Walgreens, Cvs, empty building at each corner, right behind empty building, b4 you get to Goodwill store.   more ›

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