WE GET BACK TO THAT BREAKING NEWS. WE’VE BEEN FOLLOWING ALL MORNING. FIREFIGHTERS NEAR CHOCTAW SPENDING HOURS PUTTING OUT THIS FIRE AT AN ANIMAL RESCUE. RIGHT NOW WE’RE STILL WAITING TO GET MORE CONFIRMATION ON EXACTLY HOW MANY ANIMALS WERE INVOLVED, HOW MANY ANIMALS WERE LOST IN THE FIRE. WE DO KNOW THAT AT LEAST SOME OF THEM WERE SAVED, THAT SOME OF THE GOOD NEWS SKY FIVE WAS OVER THE SCENE WHEN IT STARTED ABOUT 7:00. LOOK AT THE MASSIVE FLAMES THAT WERE COMING FROM THIS. WE TALKED TO A VOLUNTEER. THEY TOLD US THE BARN WAS LOST AND THAT’S ACTUALLY WHERE THEY HAD A LOT OF THEIR SUPPLIES, LIKE FOOD AND LEASHES. SO VOLUNTEERS ARE HOPING THEY CAN GET SOME HELP. THEY WANT PEOPLE TO DROP THINGS OFF SUPPLIES, FOOD, WATER, LEASHES, MAYBE. HEY, YOU CAN DO THAT AT THE ROB MOORE SUBARU IN EDMOND. WE’RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO FOLL
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Choctaw animal rescue owner risks life to save several dogs from large fire
For now, the animal rescue is taking it one day at a time.
Updated: 1:33 PM CST Jan 21, 2025
The owner of an animal shelter in Choctaw risked her life to save as many dogs as she could after a destructive fire broke out early Tuesday morning. | RELATED VIDEO ABOVE | Numerous dogs saved after large fire sparks at animal rescue in ChoctawThe fire was at Fur Ever Friends Animal Rescue in Choctaw near Henney Road and Reno Avenue. Sky 5 flew over the scene, showing large flames coming from multiple buildings at the animal rescue, including a storage barn that was destroyed. The animal rescue’s owner ran inside, letting the dogs loose one by one. “I had just hung up the phone with her at 6, and everything was fine. And then I get a phone call at 7 of her screaming and distraught that her barn was on fire,” said Kim West, a volunteer at the animal rescue and the owner’s best friend. “Diane saved a lot of animals at the risk of her own life, and that says a lot of her because they were not just dogs. These were not just animals. they were her pets, and she loved them dearly. All of those dogs have a name.” Some of the dogs did not make it out, and everything inside is a devastating loss to the animal rescue. “She’s lost everything in that barn. She’s lost the keys to her vehicle. She lost all the food for the animals, all the hay for the animals. She will need water,” West said. The community is stepping up to help as other rescued stopped by to take in dogs that were saved from the fire. Others are offering their business as a drop-off site for donations. “Dog food, leashes, collars, cat food, treats, heat blankets, pads, cleaning supplies,” West said. For now, the animal rescue is taking it one day at a time. “It’s not only a loss for Diane, it’s a loss for the whole community,” West said. “This is really devastating. It’s very, very emotional. It’s just hard. This is very unfortunate.” A GoFundMe page has been set up to help Fur Ever Friends Animal Rescue, and anyone who would like to donate items can do so at the following locations:Bob Moore Subaru in EdmondDirty Dogs Wash and Groom, 14459 NE 23rd St. in ChoctawMs. Kim’s Barkery and Boutique, 9820 NE 23rd St. in Oklahoma CityIBs at Waterloo and Broadway on Wednesday, Jan. 22 from noon to 2 p.m. Top Headlines Numerous dogs saved after large fire sparks at animal rescue in Choctaw Some school districts across Oklahoma closed Tuesday due to snow, cold temperatures WATCH: President Donald Trump’s inaugural address Track the executive orders President Donald Trump signed on Day 1 Person arrested after running over victim at southwest Oklahoma City gas station
The owner of an animal shelter in Choctaw risked her life to save as many dogs as she could after a destructive fire broke out early Tuesday morning.
| RELATED VIDEO ABOVE | Numerous dogs saved after large fire sparks at animal rescue in Choctaw
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The fire was at Fur Ever Friends Animal Rescue in Choctaw near Henney Road and Reno Avenue. Sky 5 flew over the scene, showing large flames coming from multiple buildings at the animal rescue, including a storage barn that was destroyed.
The animal rescue’s owner ran inside, letting the dogs loose one by one.
“I had just hung up the phone with her at 6, and everything was fine. And then I get a phone call at 7 of her screaming and distraught that her barn was on fire,” said Kim West, a volunteer at the animal rescue and the owner’s best friend. “Diane saved a lot of animals at the risk of her own life, and that says a lot of her because they were not just dogs. These were not just animals. they were her pets, and she loved them dearly. All of those dogs have a name.”
Some of the dogs did not make it out, and everything inside is a devastating loss to the animal rescue.
“She’s lost everything in that barn. She’s lost the keys to her vehicle. She lost all the food for the animals, all the hay for the animals. She will need water,” West said.
The community is stepping up to help as other rescued stopped by to take in dogs that were saved from the fire. Others are offering their business as a drop-off site for donations.
“Dog food, leashes, collars, cat food, treats, heat blankets, pads, cleaning supplies,” West said.
For now, the animal rescue is taking it one day at a time.
“It’s not only a loss for Diane, it’s a loss for the whole community,” West said. “This is really devastating. It’s very, very emotional. It’s just hard. This is very unfortunate.”
A GoFundMe page has been set up to help Fur Ever Friends Animal Rescue, and anyone who would like to donate items can do so at the following locations:
- Bob Moore Subaru in Edmond
- Dirty Dogs Wash and Groom, 14459 NE 23rd St. in Choctaw
- Ms. Kim’s Barkery and Boutique, 9820 NE 23rd St. in Oklahoma City
- IBs at Waterloo and Broadway on Wednesday, Jan. 22 from noon to 2 p.m.
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