Firefighters for Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue saved a dog after finding the animal tied to a flagpole right outside of their station.

What started as a normal Monday morning for crews from FLFR Fire Station 2 quickly turned into a search for a new home when they noticed the dog.

“We came up to the flagpole, we looked at the dog. The dog seemed to be very calm and very good,” said FLFR Captain Antonio Yon.

Crews said they checked the dog for a tag or chip but found nothing that would help them identify who owned the dog or why they abandoned it.

“She was lucky because someone saw it outside and notified us, ‘Hey, listen, there’s a dog outside,'” said Yon.

Officials believe whoever left the dog there may have done it to find a new home for it.

“Whoever left it apparently left it in the

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