A Florida firefighter saved a guinea pig from a house fire last week.

Polk County Fire Rescue shared snaps of the rescued critter on Facebook Friday.

In wrote online that the fire happened at a Mulberry home.

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Rodney the guinea pig was saved from a house fire in Mulberry, Florida, last week

Polk County Fire Rescue firefighter John Williams (pictured) saved the furry critter

Rodney belongs to Kristi Waller, who was with her daughter at the doctor

Polk County Fire Rescue wrote: 'The fire apparently started in the kitchen.

'Polk County Fire Rescue firefighter John Williams rescued a guinea pig from the smoke filled home.'

Rodney belongs to Kristi Waller, who was with her daughter at the doctor,TODAY.com reported.

She told the website: 'My boyfriend was at home cooking french fries, and dropped the pan.

'His face was burned in the process and it caught the kitchen on fire.'

Firefighters used a dog oxygen mask on the rodent, WMAR reported.

Waller told the TV station of her pet: 'He is doing good!

'I'm so incredibly thankful for Polk County Fire Rescue for saving Rodney.

'They were very to him and myself.

'I have the utmost respect for firefighters in the first place, but to see them care so much for something so small because of what he meant to our family was truly moving.'

Firefighters used a dog oxygen mask on the rodent so he could be cared for

Kristi Waller has said: 'My boyfriend was at home cooking french fries, and dropped the pan. His face was burned in the process and it caught the kitchen on fire'

A GoFundMe page has been set up help Waller and her children in the wake of the blaze.

It said: 'I am Kristi and these are my girls Jyllian and Pepper.

'On Friday 4/8/2016 we had a fire at our home.

'We did not have insurance for our personal items and everything was lost in the fire.

'We will use this money to replace our clothes, furniture and other personal items that were lost.'

An update on the page said: 'The girls are doing well considering what they been through.