MONROE, N.C. – Members of the Monroe Fire Department are being praised for a very unique, four-legged rescue. Crew members from Ladder 2 responded to reports of a small puppy that had fallen eight feet down into a deep storm water drain over the weekend. Officials say it took some serious out-o f-the-box thinking, and plenty of enthusiastic encouragement from firefighters to finally coax the frightened pup to safety. The pup was pulled out unharmed and is now doing just fine.   ...read more read less