WSAZ recognized Village Employees, Dispatcher Becky Phipps, Village Administrator Steve Hamilton, Sargeant Josh Carver, and Patrolman Bryan Jordan as Hometown Heroes for their efforts in removing an 81 year old elderly lady from a house fire on December 28, 2015. (article below)
NEW BOSTON, Ohio (WSAZ) — Dealing with dangerous situations is just part of the job for first responders. But the actions of four people who worked together to rescue an elderly woman from her burning home in New Boston went well beyond the line of duty.
Three men put their own lives on the line to get an elderly woman out of her burning home. They’re not firefighters and they were not wearing protective fire gear.
“I couldn’t tell ya how to hook a hose up to a hydrant,” said one of the men, Boston Village Administrator Steve Hamilton. “I just know that my first instincts was to get that woman out of the house.”
Hamilton was one of the first to the scene Dec. 29 at the house fire along Oak Street. New Boston Police Patrolman Bryan Jordan and Sgt. Josh Carver weren’t far behind.
All three battled smoke and flames to find the 81-year-old woman trapped inside. Their heroic act, all caught on body cameras, includes the moment they pulled the victim out alive.
They went above and beyond the call of duty, working as a team from the moment dispatcher Becky Phipps took the 911 call.
All four say they were just doing their jobs.
Sadly, the woman pulled out of the burning house died a few days later. Her family, though, says they are just grateful to have had that extra time with her.
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