WESTMINSTER, Colo. (KDVR) — When David Crawford saw smoke near his home in Superior on Dec. 30, 2021, he knew something wasn’t quite right.
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It wasn’t long before he was issued a mandatory evacuation order for the Marshall Fire. When he heard his neighbor’s dog barking inside an otherwise empty house, he and his neighbor broke down the door to get the dog safely out of the area.
“My neighbor Mike went over, kicked in the door, rescued this dog out of a crate in the kitchen, saved his life, and that was wonderful. But at the same time that day, an estimated 1,000 animals lost their lives,” Crawford said.
It’s the exact situation that emergency management officials want people to prepare for: Have a plan to get you and your pets out of the home quickly…