The Detroit Fire Department is recognizing the outstanding and life-saving efforts of its members.
During an event at the Detroit Police Headquarters this morning, Fire Commissioner Eric Jones and his leadership team will also recognize a 4-year-old Detroit girl who helped save her grandmother's life after she had fallen unconscious from a serious medical issue.
Among the DFD personnel being recognized at this event are:
·EMS & Fire personnel who responded to a call about a one-year-old child with trouble breathing. DFD first responders were fast on their feet and to provide oxygen to the child while determining the cause was a faulty tracheotomy tube the child had from a recent medical procedure.
·EMS & Fire personnel who responded to a house where a small child had been critically wounded by gunfire. They arrived not knowing if it was still a hostile scene, entered the house and were able to retrieve and treat the child, who survived and is recovering.
·EMS personnel who responded to a school bus accident after it had crashed into a building, leaving the driver unconscious and 20 children injured or dazed, and handled a very chaotic scene.
·Medics who successfully removed victims of a car crash from a burning vehicle after quickly extinguishing the flames.
