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Lake Firefighters Rescue Unconscious Woman from Burning Home
Updated On: May 01, 2014
Lake Firefighters rescue an unconscious woman from her burning home (Photo courtesy of Amber Somerset)

Mt. Dora, FL – Several neighbors and passerbys noticed flames and smoking pouring from a house on Tuesday afternoon around 12:30PM and quickly called 9-1-1. The neighbors top concern was not knowing where the lady that normally resides in the home was still there or had made it out.

Lake County Firefighters and Mt. Dora Firefighters responded to the fire with reports of the house possibly being occupied. The fire crews quickly arrived at the house in the Mt. Dora county area and stretched hose lines to the front door. The house had heavy smoke rolling out of all the eves and windows. The second engine was able to catch a hydrant and lay a water supply line to the first engine. A Batallion chief and other fire staff arrived on scene shortly after the time of the first units and established a command system that prepared crews for a search and rescue attempt.

Mt. Dora firefighters stretched a hose line to the front door and attempted entry but the door was locked. To speed up their search, they made entry through a nearby window. Lake County firefighters on engine 27 with a crew of two firefighters, made forcible entry into the front door with the hose line to support the search crew now inside. As the crew on the hose line made it to the fire room and quickly knocked down then fire, they switched into search and rescue mode. Lt. Chad Eason of the Professional Firefighters of Lake County (Local 3990) was on that hose line crew now searching for a victim. As he left the fire origin room, he came upon a bathroom and utility room. His flashlight picked up a glimpse of an unconscious woman covered in black soot, laying on the floor. “It seemed like it all happened so fast” Lt. Eason explains. “My partner and I were searching right and left and I came across her on the floor and reached out to her. She moved a little so I knew I had to get her out of there as quickly as possible”.  Lt. Eason, assisted by Lake County Firefighter Robbie Staab and Mt. Dora Firefighter Mike Gruetzmacher (Local 3088) carried the unconscious woman out of the burnt house and to waiting medics.

“This occurrence doesn’t happen every day in the fire service, but it is what we think about and train on every day” explains Lt. Brian Gamble, Vice President of the Professional Firefighters of Lake County, Local 3990. “It is the ultimate accomplishment that we can provide the community we serve and it happened with a outstanding joint effort and teamwork by our Lake County firefighters and Mt. Dora firefighters working in unity with a common goal. This is an amazing accomplishment considering the resources we have. We only have two firefighters on the majority of our firetrucks and they have to be skilled and well versed to be able to multi-task on every call.” Lake County Fire Rescue provides ALS, BLS and Fire Suppression response for 1,110 square miles with 25 stations and 202 field personnel.

The soot covered woman was revived and flown by helicopter to a specialty trauma hospital. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

Media contact:
Lt. Brian Gamble
Professional Firefighters of Lake County, Local 3990
admin@iafflocal3990.com

Photos courtesy of: Amber Somerset
Used with permission of Amber Somerset
 

Units responded: Lake County E27, E71, E20, S72, T59, BC 90, BC 20, BAT 52, Staff 701, 702, Chief 2, Staff 21 – Mt Dora Engine 35


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