Thanks to twin brothers Rusty and Ryan Tussing, more pets will be prevented from dying in a house fire.
As Rusty explains, Ryan, an Avondale fire captain, has seen too many tragic endings to beloved pets who were not located in a house fire—mainly because responders didn’t know they were inside or they couldn't be rescued in time.
In an effort to prevent pet deaths from fires, the Tussings—who are devoted dog owners themselves – developed Rescue Retriever, the only smoke detector for pet rescue.
When Rescue Retriever is activated by smoke, the paw shaped device emits a powerful strobing light.
“This is a signal for first responders that a pet is in the home and where to search first for rapid rescue,” Rusty notes, adding that Rescue Retriever can be used for all kinds of pets, including cats, dogs, snakes, ferrets, birds, and hamsters.
The Rescue Retriever gives pet owners the ability to help firefighters locate their pets faster in an emergency situation.
Having a Rescue Retriever will significantly increase the odds that firefighters will be able to find the pets during a house fire.
“Every year over 40,000 pets die in house fires each year. We are on a mission to change that statistic,” Rusty says.