Ambulance Director Gary Carmack |
Paramedic’s Corner: Teamwork saved lives last week at Shannon Valley fireTeamwork! That’s what it was during those early morning hours, as flames shot high into the night sky. Fire, ambulance, and police — all were working together to save lives, treat the injured, evacuate people to safety and suppress fire. It is my strong belief that had those organizations not worked with such precision, people would have died and property damage expanded to horrible proportions. I received a call shortly after midnight on March 25 reporting a major structure fire at Shannon Valley Apartments in Waynesville. My deputy chief, Mike McCart, was one of the first responders to arrive. A police officer, firefighter, and Mike rescued two people trapped, and with few minutes to spare, pulled them through a window and saved their lives.
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