On Oct 11, Phoenix firefighters rescued three dogs and three cats from a house fire near 37th and Van Buren, reviving some with Fido oxygen masks before Arizona Humane Society care.
Tucson Fire Department Engine 3 tracked faint meows to a hollow cavity behind an auto shop’s brick wall on Oct 12, freed the unharmed kitten, and the shop owners adopted her on the spot.
Jordan Hope, 18, saw an elderly man in a Maricopa parking lot with shoes falling apart. He gave him his own slides, then turned back, learned the man had just lost his wife, and became his friend.