CLINTON -- Daisy, Dottie and Sasha barked at the firefighters who were picking up equipment and rolling up fire hoses.
Daisy, the Jack Russell; Dottie, the Rat Terrier; and Sasha, the Boxer; did not show any gratitude for being rescued from a smoke-filled house that had a fire in the attached garage on Thursday.
"It was amazing they (firefighters, neighbors and police) got them out," said Danelle Sorensen, sister of Kellie Bradford, who owns the three dogs.
Sorensen said Bradford called her because Bradford was fearful the dogs would hide from rescuers.
"They just don't go to anyone," said Sorensen who works at Hill Air Force Base.
Bradford works in Salt Lake City and received a call from a neighbor about the fire. When she arrived at the scene, Bradford was wiping tears from her face as she checked on the condition of her dogs at her neighbor's house.
"I hauled butt to get here," said Sorensen, who works at Hill Air Force Base.
Daisy and Dottie were both out of the house when Sorensen arrived, but Sasha, the Boxer was still inside.
Clinton Police Officer Tyler Cunningham was one of the first emergency responders at the scene.
He said when he arrived, a utility worker who called in the fire, told him there were three dogs inside the house.
The utility worker left the area before anyone was able to get his name.
Cunningham kicked in the door and he, along with a neighbor, Beverely Belka, ran inside to get the dogs. Sasha escaped from them and dashed into the basement. The other two dogs were hiding under the furniture away from them, but the two were able to rescue them immediately.
Once firefighters arrived, they told Cunningham and Belka to stay out of the house.
Moments after Sorensen arrived, a firefighter came out carrying Sasha.
"It was amazing, just amazing," Sorensen said.
Firefighters from Clinton, North Davis Fire District, Syracuse and Sunset responded to the house fire at 2:14 p.m. Thursday at 1033 N. 600 West. Clinton police, along with the Davis County Sheriff's Office, and other agencies were also at the scene.
Clinton Deputy Fire Chief Dave Olsen said flames and smoke were visible from the garage when firefighters arrived. There was also a lot of smoke inside the house. The firefighters blew air into the house to get the smoke out and to pressurize it, so the fire stayed contained in the garage. Then the firefighters went in and brought out Sasha.
"You just have to give credit to (the firefighters)," said Jeff Belka, adding that the firefighters quick response saved the three dogs and also stopped the fire from spreading.
The fire in the garage damaged two cars, plus its contents. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
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