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DEPARTMENT HAS A NEW MEMBER. AND SHE FOUND THEM. FIREFIGHTERS SAY SHE’S MAKING WHAT CAN BE A STRESSFUL JOB A LITTLE BIT SWEETER. OUR GABRIELLE KOMOROWSKI REPORTS THIS SWEET DOG HAS BEEN LIVING HERE AT THE PIEDMONT PARK FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR THE PAST FEW WEEKS. BUT WHERE SHE CAME FROM IS STILL A MYSTERY. SHE WAS FOUND LAST MONTH IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD BY FIREFIGHTERS COMING BACK FROM A CALL. SO SHE WAS FOUND RIGHT HERE BESIDE OF THE FIRE STATION. YEAH, SHE COULD SEE THE FIRE STATION FROM WHERE SHE WAS AT. BATTALION CHIEF KENT SPENCER SAYS FIREFIGHTERS BROUGHT HER BACK TO THE STATION. THE DOG WAS CLEAN AND HEALTHY AND FRIENDLY. WE FIGURED WITHIN A, YOU KNOW, A COUPLE HOURS, SOMEONE WOULD BE COMING BY. HEY, HAVE Y’ALL SEEN THIS DOG? BUT NO ONE SHOWED UP. THE DOG DOES NOT HAVE A MICROCHIP. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CALLED AROUND AND POSTED HER PICTURE ON SOCIAL MEDIA. HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY PHONE CALLS AS THEY WAITED, THE DOG SETTLED IN. SHE’S MADE US ALL LAUGH AND JUST BEEN. DOGS ARE GREAT TO HAVE AROUND SO THEY LIGHTEN THE MOOD. THE FIREFIGHTERS BOUGHT HER TOYS. SHE HAS FOOD AND LOVE AND SINCE SHE DIDN’T HAVE A NAME TAG, THEY NAMED HER ASH, WHICH SUITS HER BEING THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DOG. AND THE COLORS. YES, AND SHE’S LOVED IT. I MEAN, SHE ACTUALLY RESPONDS TO IT NOW AND SO I THINK SHE LIKES HER NAME. SHE’S JUST BEEN OUR STATION DOG NOW. ASH HAS BECOME PART OF THIS FAMILY. IF HER OWNER IS NOT FOUND, ONE OF THE FIREFIGHTERS PLANS TO TAKE HER HOME TO LIVE WITH HIS FAMILY RIGHT HERE. WE CAN STILL BRING HER UP WHEN HE WORKS HIS SHIFT, SO WE’LL STILL GET TO SEE HER AND HE HOPES THIS STORY WILL REMIND ALL PET OWNERS TO PUT THEIR CONTACT INFORMATION ON THEIR PET’S COLLAR AND GET THEM MICROCHIPPED. IN GREENVILLE COUNTY, GABRIELLE KOMOROWSKI, WYFF NEWS FOUR. YOU’RE JUST FALLING

News We Love: Lost dog finds new home, family at fire department in South Carolina

A lost dog has found a new family at the Piedmont Park Fire Department in Greenville County, SC

A lost dog has found a new family at a fire department in South Carolina. Last month, Piedmont Park Fire Department firefighters returning from a call found her in the middle of the road, right outside the fire station.See the dog settle in at the fire department in the video above”We figured within a couple of hours someone would be coming by, ‘Hey, have y’all seen this dog?'” said Battalion Chief Kent Spencer. Spencer said no one showed up. He said the dog, which was clean and friendly, had no microchip. Despite calls and social media posts, no owner came forward.As days passed, the dog settled into her new home. The firefighters bought her toys and named her Ash. “She’s made us all laugh. Dogs are great to have around; they lighten the mood,” said Spencer.Spencer said if her owner isn’t found, one firefighter plans to adopt Ash. “He can still bring her up when he works his shift, so we’ll still get to see her,” Spencer added.Spencer hopes this story emphasizes the importance of pet identification and microchipping to prevent similar situations.

See the dog settle in at the fire department in the video above

“We figured within a couple of hours someone would be coming by, ‘Hey, have y’all seen this dog?'” said Battalion Chief Kent Spencer.

Spencer said no one showed up. He said the dog, which was clean and friendly, had no microchip. Despite calls and social media posts, no owner came forward.

As days passed, the dog settled into her new home. The firefighters bought her toys and named her Ash. “She’s made us all laugh. Dogs are great to have around; they lighten the mood,” said Spencer.

Spencer said if her owner isn’t found, one firefighter plans to adopt Ash. “He can still bring her up when he works his shift, so we’ll still get to see her,” Spencer added.

Spencer hopes this story emphasizes the importance of pet identification and microchipping to prevent similar situations.