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Now, that’s a really good boy.
A dog named Fillmore is being hailed as a hero after warning his family about a fire ripping through the garage of their home in Orange County.
The Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) shared the canine’s lionhearted tale in a social media post Wednesday, complete with adorable photos of Fillmore.
According to the OCFA, at around 4:30 a.m. Wednesday morning, Fillmore began “barking urgently” from his bed inside his family’s home on Skyway Drive in Unincorporated Tustin.
The German short-haired pointer wouldn’t stop.
Sensing something wasn’t quite right, Fillmore’s humans looked out the back window of their home and saw a flickering light.
The OCFA said the homeowners initially thought a neighbor’s house was on fire. When they walked outside, they found their own home’s garage engulfed in flames.
Fillmore had been trying to warn them.
The family sprang into action.
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“The family grabbed garden hoses and did what they could to slow the fire’s spread until firefighters arrived and quickly contained the flames to the garage — saving the house,” the OCFA said.
A video posted by officials showed the blaze tearing through the garage as firefighters doused the flames.
Once the fire was mostly extinguished, another clip showed OCFA Heavy Equipment Operators hauling the homeowners’ cars out of the garage so that firefighters could have better access to the space to safely put out the remaining hotspots.
“Give this dog an award!” the OCFA’s post read.
Before firefighters left the scene, the OCFA said Fillmore got some “well-deserved attention” with some pats and snuggles.
No one was injured and no other structures were damaged. The fire remains under investigation; officials believe it was an electrical fire.
The family’s three cars and everything inside their garage was destroyed.
A visit with Fillmore and his family
NBCLA visited Fillmore and his owner, Tom Dalis, at their OC home on Thursday.
Dalis said everyone in their house — his wife, his 90-year-old mother-in-law, himself, and Fillmore — was asleep when the fire sparked inside their garage in the early morning hours.
Because the fire was in the garage located on the other side of their home, Dalis said the smoke alarms inside their house did not go off.
But Fillmore — described by his family as a hunter by nature — sure did.
Dalis said there’s no doubt their protective pooch saved their lives.
“I think we know it was because of Fillmore,” Dalis told NBCLA. “Because Fillmore was barking at about 4:15 a.m. He normally doesn’t bark. He kept barking. We kept telling him, ‘Fillmore, quiet, quiet.’ He just kept barking and I said, ‘Maybe there’s something out there.'”
Dalis used a garden hose to fight the flames until firefighters arrived and took over. He suffered minor burns on his face, but thankfully, nothing more.
And, while their garage and cars were destroyed, Dalis’ family is grateful.
“They’re only things. They can be replaced,” he said. “Everybody is safe.”
Dalis said Fillmore is always on the hunt.
And his dog’s keen sense of smell and quick thinking saved their house and the family.
For his brave efforts, Fillmore was handsomely rewarded.
“We got him plenty of treats,” Dalis added.
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