California: Hero Battalion Chief Mike Mohler Rescues Dog From Blue Cut Fire

CALIFORNIA -- A fast-growing 18,000-acre wildfire burned through rural communities in California overnight, triggering a state of emergency and evacuation orders for more than 82,000 residents in the San Bernardino area.

More than 700 firefighters and other emergency workers were battling the Blue Cut fire, which flared early Tuesday some 60 miles east of Los Angeles and spread rapidly along the Cajon Pass.

Gov. Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency in San Bernardino County, families fled and Interstate 15 was closed as the blaze grew.

"This moved so fast," said Darren Dalton, 51, who along with his wife and son had to get out of his house in the small town of Wrightwood. "It went from `have you heard there's a fire?' to 'mandatory evacuation' before you could take it all in ... Suddenly it's a ghost town."

On Tuesday, Aug. 17th. Battalion Chief Mike Mohler spotted a dog running from a burning building during the Blue Cut Fire in Southern California, before he knew it the dog jumped into his arms to escape the flames.

Chief Mohler’s amazing rescue story went viral, and now he is being called a hero.

The dog is in the care of Animal Control in hopes that the dog’s owner will be found.

For more information on the Blue Cut Fire and how to help, click HERE.

(Worldanimalnews.com - Aug 18, 2016)