El Dorado Hills firefighters keep cows cool after truck breaks down amid triple-digit heat

CBS News Sacramento

EL DORADO HILLS – Northern California firefighters helped keep cows cool by spraying them with water after the truck that was transporting them broke down on Saturday. 

El Dorado Hills Fire

With triple-digit temperatures in the forecast, the El Dorado Hills Fire Department responded to Latrobe Road just south of White Rock when a truck broke down. 

That truck was transporting cows in a trailer, which was sitting in direct sunlight.

Firefighters used hose lines to keep the cows cool.

"We are proud to serve our community," the fire department said.

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