Petaluma Firefighters Rescue 2 Dogs From Mobile-Home Fire

PETALUMA, CA — Two small dogs were rescued from a mobile-home fire this week in Petaluma when firefighters responded and found the residents were not home.

The fire was reported shortly after 5 p.m. Tuesday on Pamela Court. Two Petaluma fire engines, two ambulances and a battalion chief were at the scene within five minutes. The first-arriving crews saw smoke coming from the windows of a doublewide mobile home, Battalion Chief Kevin Weaver said in a news release.

Two engines and a battalion chief from Rancho Adobe Fire also responded because a Petaluma engine and ambulance were committed to another emergency, Weaver said.

Firefighters were able to extinguish the fire before it extended to any other trailers at the Youngstown Mobile Home Park.

"While attacking the fire two small dogs were rescued and were not harmed," Weaver said. "The two residents were not home at the time of the fire."

The Red Cross offered assistance to the displaced homeowners and their pets.

Damages were estimated at $200,000. Another $400,000 in property was saved because the fire was prevented from extending to the next-door trailers, Weaver said.

The cause of the fire was not immediately determined and remained under investigation by the Petaluma Fire Prevention Bureau.