Cornwall Fire, Rescue & Community Safety (CFRCS) Service have welcomed the arrival of new equipment which could help save the lives of family pets in the event of a fire.

The specially designed pet oxygen masks have been provided by the not-for-profit organisation Smokey Paws thanks to Pets at Home, who have paid for Smokey Paws to provide the kits for 75 fire stations across the UK.

The project with CFRCS was officially launched at Pets At Home, Camborne on Thursday 22 September. The kits will initially be carried on fire engines in Tolvaddon, Newquay, Padstow and St Dennis but it is hoped that masks will eventually be available at all CFRCS stations around the county.