A firefighter battled a raging wildfire in Altadena, California, while also comforting a terrified dog named Max. Slater Lee, a rookie firefighter, saw Max cowering in his front yard as flames engulfed his home. Lee managed to calm the dog while spraying water on the fire, eventually allowing concerned citizens to take Max to safety.
Slater Lee comforted the dog while also battling the growing inferno.A firefighter comforted a dog while also battling the growing inferno in Altadena.in Altadena, California, on Wednesday, a scared dog named Max barked at the out-of-control flames engulfing his home.
A firefighter saw him curled up in his front yard, alone and scared. As the fireman sprayed the flames, the dog got closer and closer."Visibility was pretty poor initially, so we found a place that we could stake out, especially with the winds and the conditions that we were in," firefighter Slater Lee told ABC News' Matt Rivers.
"I don't like to take individual credit for anything, you know, and by no means was it any sort of an individual effort," Lee said of comforting Max. "There's my whole crew behind me." Lee has only been a firefighter for about six months, still on probationary status with the San Marcos Fire Department.His chief told ABC News that some new recruits come and go but "Slater is one of the good ones. He's going to be sticking around."
Lee kept the dog calm until another couple of concerned citizens were able to take him. They got him to safety, out of the fire zone, while Lee stayed behind, continuing his work.Copyright © 2025 ABC News Internet Ventures.
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