Success Stories: Off-Duty USCG Petty Officers Rescue Pair from Fire

Objective: Build a Nimble, Effective Emergency Response System and a Culture of Preparedness

Situation		Action
Sault Ste Marie, MI: Petty Officers Damren & Peters are driving on Ashmun St. at 3:30 PM on 8-May-07 They see smoke and the rear of the building on fire Petty Officer Damren immediately dials 911 As first responders to the scene, they encounter four people evacuating - two people are still inside…		Both petty officers enter the doorway and feel their way around the pitch black stairwell until they reach one victim, a mother, who is lying on the stairs Meanwhile, the daughter is there with her, just a few steps above; both are unconscious from the smoke Damren & Peters grab them, work their way back, take the women to safety in a nearby parking lot
Result
Emergency Medical Services & the Sault Ste. Marie Fire Department arrive on scene moments later Both women are taken to War Memorial Hospital The mother is sent to intensive care but makes a full recovery; the daughter is also treated and released Damren & Peters experience only smoke inhalation		Petty Officers Damren & Peters embody the spirit of the Culture of Preparedness that is continuing to develop each and everyday at the Department of Homeland Security
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