Of interest … Richmond Fire Department news

Excerpts from ChicagoTribune.com:

Marcus McGee, a 30-year-old firefighter with the Richmond Fire Department in Virginia, is a 2004 graduate of North Chicago High School. He has been serving with the department for about three years. On December 17, he was part of the first responding team to an apartment fire where an 11-month-old girl was trapped inside, according to Richmond Fire Department Chief Patrick Schoeffel.

The crew arrived at the scene just 33 seconds after receiving the call. However, thick black smoke made visibility nearly impossible, and the engine had to stop 100 feet away from the building. As Firefighter Korey Pettiford secured the hydrant, McGee, who was acting as a lieutenant that day, along with two other firefighters, rushed into the burning building.

It took them just one minute and 49 seconds to rescue the baby from the house. The building had four apartments, and neighbors told the firefighters that a child was still inside, though they couldn't tell which unit due to the heavy smoke.

The team entered the third apartment on the second floor, where they found the fire's origin in a bedroom on the right. They also heard crying coming from another room on the same side. As they moved through the smoke-filled hallway, a flashover occurred—sudden and intense heat caused the entire space to ignite.

Despite the danger, McGee and firefighter Parker Ramsey, a one-year veteran, worked to control the flames, while Carlos Samuels, a five-year member of the department, located the baby. With the hallway fully engulfed, Samuels wrapped the child in his coat and sprinted down the stairs to safety. All of this happened within two minutes, according to the chief.

The baby appeared soot-covered and looked burned, but she was not injured. She was treated for smoke inhalation and released from the hospital the next day. “This kid probably had less than a minute to live,” said Schoeffel. “She was just 10 feet away from the flashover and didn’t get burned.”

Meanwhile, the intense heat from the flashover melted the firefighters’ gear and burned their ears. “Everything was ruined except for their boots,” the chief said. “Their gear suffered such extreme damage that it can’t be used anymore.”

Thanks, Dan

 

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