(CNN) -- The off-duty firefighters who rushed into a burning SUV and cut a 4-year-old boy out of the seatbelt saved his life, the boy's doctor said during a press conference Tuesday in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
The depth of the boy's burns "indicates to me this was a very hot fire, and he was in close contact with it," pediatric surgeon David Gourlay said. "These firefighters were clearly heroic and saved D.J.'s life."
Watch the video in the link. These men clearly risked their lives for that little boy. They went into a fully engulfed car fire with no protective gear to save the life of a child. There was no discussion, just clear, decisive, life-saving action - with no regard for their own safety.
That's the very definition of "hero" in my book.
That is all.
7 comments:
Out-freaking-standing!! There was more than enough "hero" to go around, from the looks of things. I LOVE seeing stuff like this, where people step up and take action rather than just standing around wringing their hands.
I wonder if anyone else will notice what I did, though, after watching the video....
Wow. Thank God and the people who helped that they got them out.
Contrast this with the morons on city councils everywhere who would throw out the results of a perfectly legitimate firefighter exam because the "right people" didn't pass.
Firefighters are awesome!! My kids like to make cookies and take them to the station near our house. Once my wife locked our baby in the house with the keys (that is correct IN the house) and the firefighters were able to bust open the door without any major damage to the frame or the baby sitting right in front of it. Anyone who disses firemen is going to burn in hell (where they won't be saved - ironic isn't it).
Was that a round cooking off in the car?
You could hear some sort of pop or explosion, and I thought I heard someone yell "Gun" toward the end. . . .
Great job by the firefighters though.
DFWMerlin - That was one tires blowing. I live around that area, and it was all over the news (and with good reason.)
Link broken...
My guess...it was positive news of heroic people. So CNN pulled it quickly.
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