Crook County couple lose RV home to Stillman Fire, but their two missing dogs are back, one rescued by firefighters

PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) – A Crook County couple who lost their RV home to the Stillman Fire Friday evening also feared the loss of one or two of their dogs who went missing. But they now have them back, thanks in part to a state structure-protection task force called to help battle the 10-acre blaze.

The Crook County Sheriff's Office posted two photos and said the "happy pup" was rescued by the task force stationed in Central Oregon that helped out during the fire.

“We were woken up by pounding on the door, shouts of “fire’! and had roughly 90 seconds to get everyone out,” Jai Milner told NewsChannel 21 Monday.

"We let dogs out of kennels, where they had been during our nap - and one dog, Tucker, had to be thrown outside and chased off, as he kept trying to go back in," she said. "Faline, the dachshund in the firefighters' picture, usually stays close by me, but we were separated."

"On the side of the road, the dogs that had been let out of kennels were rounded up. Our ferrets were in Faline's kennel and when I did a head count and found Faline and Tucker still gone, all I could do was pray that they hadn't been trapped on our property.

"The next morning, they told us that both dogs had been seen, and by the afternoon I had Faline the Ween in my arms. That evening, we went back to the property - and Tucker was in the yard, waiting for us." 

Jail Milner added, "Neither dog has wanted to let us out of their sights. Both are happy and healthy, other than some smoke, being extremely exhausted, and Tucker had a little singe on his paws."

Jai Milner said their RV home was the first structure hit by the fire, while Alexander Milner said their "home was the only one lost, thank goodness."