IRVINE — Firefighters and animal services officers on Saturday used a ladder truck to rescue a dog from a fourth-floor balcony at an Irvine residence when a dog got locked out and no one was home.

Firefighters, working with our awesome partners at @IrvinePolice Animal Services, rescued the dog using the aerial ladder bucket and got all four safely on the ground. @OCFirefighters pic.twitter.com/o9nc0eURX7

— OCFA PIO (@OCFireAuthority) April 14, 2024

The Orange County Fire Authority posted on X at 6:23 p.m. Saturday that the dog went out on the balcony and the door closed behind it.

The firefighters and animal services officers used the aerial ladder bucket to snatch the dog and bring get all four of its paws safely on the ground.

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