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House fires are dangerous enough for people, but they too frequently prove fatal for our four-legged friends. Over 40,000 pets die of smoke asphyxiation each year. Good news, then, that neighborhood fire departments, like Martinez-Columbia Fire Rescue in Augusta, Ga., are acquiring smoke inhalation masks for pet use in emergency rescues. "The majority of dogs and other animals that die in house fires are due to smoke inhalation and this will be able to take care of that problem -- might be able to save a lot more animals by having these devices available to us," Captain Robert Rosier with Martinez-Columbia Fire Rescue told NBC Augusta. The smoke mask that the Martinez-Columbia fire ...