On May 17, the Falmouth Fire Rescue Department responded to a fire with the possibility of a construction worker trapped in the attic. While his partner on the engine company was securing a water source and attempting to advance a line, Firefighter Brown entered the house and moved toward the attic to evaluate conditions and initiate a rescue attempt. Without delay, faced by conditions viewed as untenable, without the assistance of ventilation, a hose line or a partner, FF Brown made the decision to enter the attic to attempt a rescue. With superheated temperatures, zero visibility with smoke banking down to the second floor, Firefighter Brown followed the workers’ hose line to the opposite side of the attic, locating the victim. Firefighter Brown proceeded to navigate the unconscious victim back to the attic hatch opening and then to fellow firefighters, who assisted in lowering the victim from the second floor and out of the fire building.
Description from Massachusetts Dept of Fire Services |
