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