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Brevard County firefighter adopts dog rescued from house fire

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — A Brevard County firefighter has adopted a dog that was rescued from a house fire.

Firefighter Woodrow Sweet and his crew responded to the Merritt Island home on Kennwood Avenue  Jan. 10.

Dozens of animals were in the home when the fire broke out.

One cat and 13 dogs survived the fire and those animals later became available for adoption.

Related: 5 dogs, 45 cats, 1 bird, 1 raccoon die in Brevard County house fire, officials say

The department said on Facebook that Sweet adopted one the surviving Australian Shepherds and named him "Smokie."

BCFR Firefighter Woodrow Sweet has seen quite a few tragedies during his tenure with Brevard County Fire Rescue, but a...

Posted by Brevard County Fire Rescue on Wednesday, January 18, 2017