Video shows dog leading cops to Alaska house fire
Ben Heinrichs holds the leash of his dog Buddy in Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday, April 23, 2010. The German shepherd was hailed as a hero for guiding Alaska State Troopers through winding back roads to a fire at his owners' workshop on April 4. He received a commendation and a stainless steel dog dish from the troopers. Credit: AP
A dashcam video from the Alaska State Troopers shows a dog leading them through winding back roads to a blazing fire at his owners’ property.
The video on the troopers’ website shows the German shepherd
running to meet the trooper’s vehicle, then racing to the house on
Caswell Lakes on April 4.
Troopers say Buddy and his owner, 23-year-old Ben Heinrichs,
were in the family workshop when a heater ignited chemicals.
Heinrichs told Buddy: “We need to get help.”
The dog eventually found a trooper responding to a call about
the fire.
The State Troopers are presenting a special award Friday to the
dog. Buddy will receive an engraved silver-plated dog bowl in
Anchorage.
Heinrichs suffered minor flash burns on his face. The workshop
was destroyed, but only some window trim on the house was damaged.
-- On the Net: Alaska State Troopers’ video, http://tinyurl.com/29wch2m
