{"id":1587,"date":"2026-01-26T03:55:23","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T03:55:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naekokozawa.online\/?p=1587"},"modified":"2026-01-26T03:55:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T03:55:23","slug":"after-five-days-apart-man-finds-his-dog-following-wildfire-destruction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naekokozawa.online\/?p=1587","title":{"rendered":"After five days apart, man finds his dog following wildfire destruction"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Early on January 7, 2025, the\u00a0Palisades Fire<\/span><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0tore through parts of California, leaving homes destroyed and roads choked with smoke. For\u00a0Casey Colvin<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, fear had nothing to do with property. It centered on two lives he loved deeply\u2014his dogs, Oreo and Tika Tika Tika.<\/p>\n

Trapped at work as the fire spread, Casey tried desperately to reach his neighborhood. With roads closed and traffic frozen, he rented a bicycle and pedaled through ash-filled air and confusion, driven by urgency rather than certainty. When he finally arrived, emergency crews barred entry. His dogs were somewhere beyond the line, and no one could tell him whether they were alive.<\/p>\n

Amid the chaos,\u00a0Brent Pascua<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, a Cal Fire battalion chief, made a decision that went beyond protocol. He entered a burning home and rescued Tika Tika Tika. Oreo, however, was nowhere to be found. The relief of one rescue gave way to five days of agonizing uncertainty.<\/p>\n

For nearly a week, Casey searched through debris and scorched ground, joined by neighbors and volunteers. Each hour stretched hope thin, yet he refused to stop calling Oreo\u2019s name, holding onto the possibility that his small Pomeranian had somehow survived.<\/p>\n

That hope was answered when Oreo was spotted wandering near a nearby property\u2014disoriented, covered in ash, but alive. Casey rushed toward him, calling out. Oreo ran straight into his arms. The reunion\u2014raw, wordless, and overwhelming\u2014spread quickly across social media, resonating far beyond those who witnessed it.<\/p>\n

In the days that followed, Casey reunited with Pascua, this time with both dogs beside him. He thanked the firefighter for leaving the door open during the rescue. \u201cIf you hadn\u2019t done that,\u201d he said, \u201cmy dogs wouldn\u2019t be here today.\u201d Pascua later reflected that moments like this give meaning to the risks firefighters take.<\/p>\n

The story became more than a personal victory. It highlighted the often-overlooked danger pets face during natural disasters and the emotional toll on those who love them. Casey\u2019s determination and Pascua\u2019s courage illustrated the depth of the human\u2013animal bond\u2014and the humanity of first responders who honor it.<\/p>\n

In the aftermath of devastation, the reunion of Casey, Oreo, and Tika Tika Tika offered something rare: a reminder that resilience can coexist with loss, and that compassion, even in the worst conditions, can still carve out moments of grace.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Early on January 7, 2025, the\u00a0Palisades Fire\u00a0tore through parts of California, leaving homes destroyed and roads choked with smoke. For\u00a0Casey Colvin, fear had nothing to do with property. It centered … <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1587","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/naekokozawa.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1587","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/naekokozawa.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/naekokozawa.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naekokozawa.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naekokozawa.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1587"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/naekokozawa.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1587\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1588,"href":"https:\/\/naekokozawa.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1587\/revisions\/1588"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/naekokozawa.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1587"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naekokozawa.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1587"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naekokozawa.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1587"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}