Rescue 911 - Episode 326 - "Boomer's Rescue"

[kylereel]

my lillte dog star died from cancer i miss him so much this story makes you thank about your loved ones

[arohn2007]

How long ago after this did Heather die?

[allgood2000]

@arohn2007 Sometime in late 1992, I think.

[pixiequeen1127]

my grandma died from cancer at 46 so i know how it is ....its been about 8 years and i stilll cry every now and then

[kylereel]

@pixiequeen1127 i know how you feel i lost my dog star from cancer

[instagasm]

r.i.p heather :( my heart goes out to all her family and friends. i have lost 6 family members to cancer, so i know the struggles they go through.

[deathsketch]

It's amazing. I watched this show every time when it came on and I think about all these episodes. It's different to get updates now a days about these people involved, in this case, Heather. Bleass her families' hearts. It brought tears to my eyes reading it.

[DorvellTStewart]

R.I.P Heather!

[StefanoFan27]

Cute.

[shadybradyd]

my dad is acually the one to find the dog and take him outside. he didnt want to be on camera because hes too damn camera shy. were proud of him tho. good ole otis.

[EmSTrO7x3]

That reminded me of Bolt when he was in a burning building with Penny.

[bluespartan21]

yeah, ecept the girl has cancer

[fay933ema]

i remmeber all when this happend, i was in 3rd grade, i knew heather, we miss you heather!!

[AFGSANFORD2]

I feel bad for you fay933ema & your friends. It's sad to see someone so young die from cancer. I think of this episode & heather and all those kids at st.jude hospital whan I hear the song angels among us by Alabama.

[CoreyD1086]

I am sorry to hear about your loss. I do remember this episode and I was always told that was heather a few years later and boomer when they redid what happened.

[davinp]

this happened 17 years ago. Wonder if she is still alive

[allgood2000]

No, she died sometime in 1992, a few months after the episode originally aired. There was an update at the end of a 30-minute syndicated version of this episode.

[tookietookie123]

T_T omg Fucking BRAIN CANCER... Or whatever sh had T_T

[JakeSavi1978]

I know that many dogs, especially sniff dogs with great sense overall, can detect lots of certain stuff that we can't ever notice at all. That dog did the right thing, trying to alert whoever was in the house to the fire. That dog was treated for smoke inhalation and released as the best hero.

[bmorellEMT]

I was talking to Mark Ponzel at work about the taping of this episode. He said that a lot of it was fake. During one take, when the firefighter went to kick in the door, he lifted his foot and the door swung open on its own. He also said that the fuzzy puppy wasn't the real Boomer. It was an "acting dog" the dog they show at the end in the yard with Heather and her family was the real Boomer. Also the "dog" (stuffed animal) that was carried out of the house was the wrong color and too small.

[DanteLacey21]

of course its fake, the stories a reenacted by actors.

[bmorellEMT]

They weren't actors, they were the actual rescuers and family members of Heather.

Mark said that the video is just like the real call.

[CoreyD1086]

Yes it is a reenactment but if you listen to the opening he says whenever possible the actual people involved help reconstruct the events as they happened. Now is heather unfortunately lost her battle to cancer then it was an actor but I believe that really was her and boomer a few years later.

[jackiemackie97]

this is the saddest story on Rescue 911

if that fire NEVER happened

Boomer would never have to go throught that

but how did Heather become bald?

was it the cancer that she got during the fire?

because if it was

thats aother thing that never would have happened if that fire never happened also!

[shadowwolfz]

heather became bald from the chemotherapy she was receiving. She didn't get any cancer during the fire. She already had it! Stop asking stupid question and JUST PAY ATTENTION!

[jackiemackie97]

SORRY!!!

mr SNAPPY!

give me a break i didn't hear it BIG WOOP!!!

[jackiemackie97]

i'm always scared for my dog when i leave her alone

when she was a puppy she nearly DROWNED in a toilet!

and almost didn't make it!!!!

but i'm glad that adorable dog Boomer made it!!!!

[KillerTornado15]

Yeah but only until 1992 or 1993

[ClubPenguinStarZabyo]

IM SO HAPPY BOOMER MADE IT!

[KillerTornado15]

She looks like boey because boey battled cancer and died as well.

[KillerTornado15]

Cancer obviusly you didn't pay attention!

[wilkinson4eva]

What illness did Heather have?

[csifan18]

Brain Cancer

[wilkinson4eva]

How old was heather when she passed away?

R.I.P HEATHER.

[KillerTornado15]

Well said ulij20 i thought the same and some day when her parents and grandparents are with her on the other side the family will be compleat again.

[KillerTornado15]

I would have thought that boomer died because he missed heather so much that he didn't eat or sleep

[browneyedgirl618]

yes... heather passed.... as well as boomer...

boomer never really fully recovered from the fire and had many problems after which ultimatley caused his death.

heather was a awesome and brave litle soul.

everytime i see mark..... it reminds me of this epi of this show.

[ulij20]

How long after the fire did Boomer die?

[browneyedgirl618]

a year or two...

vandalia is a small town and we just have the one " town vet" and i was talkin to her about boomer and all and she had said the he passed....it had been a lil over a yr since heather passed that boomer died

[ulij20]

I see. Well, at least he didn't die before Heather did. He was with her up until the end. Now they're together up in heaven.

[bmorellEMT]

I grew up 11 miles north of Vandalia in Ramsey IL, and my dad has known some of the firefighters in this episode, and I work at Fayette County Hospital in Vandalia IL with Mark Ponzel as an EMT-Basic(the one that did mouth to snout). My dad told me about this episode of "Rescue 911", so I looked it up and watched it at work. We laughed so hard when we saw Mark doing mouth to snout.

[mormongrl15]

this one is definitly the sadest and the sweetest

[cian62]

I am a Paramedic in Ireland and over here dog cpr or any major atempt to save an animals life is not really that common but a few weeks ago we responded to a house fire where a dog was injured and was the only casualty we decided to help the dog. It was in cardiac arrest so we performed all normal resus procidures used the defib intubated him put in a line and used drugs. after 27 mins the dog responded and survived and is alive today...it really works.

[babybookworm003]

its sad to know heather died but i think the little girls parents knew she was dying part of the reason they got her boomer

[baybiiemma]

Dog CPR.. I have to try that.. just incase I ever get another dog one day.

[jerhouck]

boomer rescue house fire!

[auburn4wins]

That's right, pnoninu. The syndicated version said that she passed away sometime in 1992. So, there you have it.

[jerrylee76]

Boomer's actor is a golden retriever but the real one looks like a lab mix.

[pnoninu]

auburn4wins how do you know Heather died.

[allgood2000]

There was an update on the syndicated version of this episode that said she passed away.

[auburn4wins]

This is one of my favorite segments in the show's history. It was so touching to see just how much Boomer meant to Heather, and for him to get out alive.

That aside, it's very sad that Heather died, but it's great to see that she battled her brain cancer for 4 years.

[ALPHA000102]

I think Boomer might be a Golden Labrador but remember this was just a reenactment. Two dogs of different breeds quite possibly could have been used. One to play Boomer as a puppy and the other to play him as an adult.

[allgood2000]

The real Boomer is the one you see at the end of the segment where the girl is in the yard with the rescuers.

[NDW85]

I think what caused the fire was probably bad wiring in the laundry room. That's my hunch although I could be wrong.

[hdyudu]

it started at the back of the dryer but

the dryer was not running tell me a short

in the cord or a conponit in the dryer

that stays energized when it turned off such as the contactor for

the heating element up in the heater bank may have arc or overheat that that done it. it

very simple to make out a caused when you find the place that the fire eridgenaded from

tell by the objects in the area

[ABroadwaystar2534]

What kind of dog is Boomer? BTW HE IS SOOOOOOOOOOO CUTE HE REMINDS ME OF MY 5 /12 MONTH OLD PUPPY MIDNIGHT!!!!!!!!1

[davinp]

They didn't say what caused the fire

[hdyudu]

i gust a short in the power cord to the dryer

started the fire.

[NDW85]

I have this segment taped from a syndicated episode.

[Unslovedaudio]

go to tvshowsondvd,com and vote on rescue 911 to come out on dvd,rescue 911 has 435 votes

[ABroadwaystar2534]

Boomer is sooooooooooooo cute!!!!

[EMTi99JH]

I know. I love my dog, I consider it a pet. I am an EMT... During my EMT class, I learned CPR... I went and took a class at a Vet. for CPR on a dog. =P Dogs are our friends... no matter what kind of animal it is... to some, it's an animal. To me: they are part of the family. ;)

[porrigehater]

it is good to see in this world someone who doesnt consider their pet just as property but as a member of the family

[auburn4wins]

I remember watching this segment, and talking about it with my piano teacher the next day. Boomer obviously meant the world to Heather, so it was a joy to see Boomer survive. A dog can be anyone's best friend.

That said, it's sad she passed away.

[mormongrl15]

ahhh that little girl was so sweet it sad that she died :'(

[VinnyCons]

that little girl is like shirley temple.

[gregorkrause]

can you download the version where it has the update?

[CRAZYTRAE]

Wasn't there an update on the girl in this episode? I remember there was one.

[allgood2000]

Yes. In the 30-minute syndicated version of this episode, it said the girl passed away sometime in 1992.

[ulij20]

December 17, 1992, I think. I remember thinking how sad it was that she passed away so close to the holidays.

I think that the reason they no longer have the footnote that she died is because the segment doesn't deal with her illness; it deals with rescuing the dog.

[Maryanne247]

Aw she died? Great episode though they saved her puppy.

[shadowwolfz]

Shame that this girl passed away

[cgarner35003103]

RESCUE 911 NEEDS TO BE ON THE AIR AGAIN!

[CRAZYTRAE]

Amen

[puissse]

there was a firefighter next door, WHAT A TWIST

[gregorkrause]

oh yeah I remember this one a dog is trapped inside the burning house and the little girl has a brain cancer.