Firefighters rescue a puppy stuck in a tire rim

A puppy in Fresno California needed to be rescued by firefighters on Wednesday.

By George B Vieto

@Deepizzaguy (118494)

Lake Charles, Louisiana

February 20, 2026 2:24pm CST

Firefighters in Fresno County in California responded to an emergency call from an animal lover about a puppy that had its head trapped in the center of a tire rim. The rescue happened on Wednesday when the Cal Fire firefighters had to have a lot of patience to remove the head of the puppy out of the center of the tire rim. The good news is that the puppy walked away after being rescued and was not harmed at all thanks to the efforts of the firefighters to free the animal from being stuck in the middle of a tire rim. Link is msn.com/en-us/news/us/...

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@misunderstood_zombie (8572)

• United States

10h

That looks terrible, poor little guy. Thank goodness he's ok.

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@Deepizzaguy (118494)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

9h

I felt bas for the dog myself. I am happy that the firefighters rescued him.

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@toniganzon (73529)

• Philippines

12h

OMG! Thank goodness for firefighters.

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@Deepizzaguy (118494)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

9h

I am in agreement with you that the firefighters are heroes for saving the life of the puppy.

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@DianneN (249519)

• United States

15h

Oh, that poor sweet little puppy. Glad he was okay.

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@Deepizzaguy (118494)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

9h

I know what you mean that the puppy needed to be rescued.

@franxav (14396)

• India

14h

Glad that the puppy was safe.

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@Deepizzaguy (118494)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

9h

So am I since I love puppies and kittens,

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@Nakitakona (59893)

• Philippines

14h

That's horrible and painful for puppy to remove it's head stuck at the center of the wheel rim. Anyway it's safe him now for he's rescued.

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@Deepizzaguy (118494)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

9h

I felt bad for the puppy myself.

@ocard010101 (67)

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13h

That’s such a heartwarming rescue, and it’s amazing that the firefighters from Cal Fire were able to free the puppy safely without any harm.

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@Deepizzaguy (118494)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

9h

That is true that the firefighters are heroes for saving the life of the puppy.

@AmbiePam (113130)

• United States

16h

Oh, goodness. That sounds like it was tricky.

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@Deepizzaguy (118494)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

16h

It was very hard to free the dog who was trapped in the tire rim.

@celticeagle (185869)

• Boise, Idaho

15h

How interesting. The little scamp.

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@Deepizzaguy (118494)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

9h

I am in agreement with you that this story had a happy ending.

@JudyEv (372261)

• Rockingham, Australia

9h

What a silly puppy to push his head through there.

@LindaOHio (214304)

• United States

15h

Oh no! Poor puppy. I'm glad the puppy was rescued and was not harmed.

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@Deepizzaguy (118494)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

9h

I am in agreement with you that the puppy was rescued by the firefighters.