Lower Makefield honored “superhero” trash haulers, firefighters and a fire rescue company for their life-sustaining efforts during a raging house fire in the dead of this past winter.
The fire ripped through a home in the Farmview section of the township off of Dolington Road on February 4 at around 11:30 a.m., which was reported by trash removal personnel, first responder officials said.
Yardley Makefield Fire Company personnel along with Newtown Fire Rescue and Upper Makefield Fire Company were dispatched.
The trash haulers, Keith West and Randy Mount, saw what was happening, and entered the fully engulfed with flames residence rescuing a woman, her husband, and their daughter.
The mother and daughter were struggling to help the father down the steps in an electric chair lift when the trash haulers came to help, according to officials. The father was unable to ambulate due to a foot injury unrelated to the blaze. West, officials said, carried the man out on his back.
Shortly thereafter, the mother ran back into the flaming inferno to rescue the families’ four-legged family pets, officials said.
. (Jeff Goldberg/Yardley-Makefield Fire Company)
Behind her from Newtown Fire Rescue were firefighters Michael Bradshaw and Quinnten Jones. They entered the burning home with no hand line, and zero visibility and found the mother on the second floor and brought her outside. While the rescue was happening the remaining crew from Newtown secured a water supply, stretched two hand lines and started to extinguish the fire, officials said at the ceremony commemorating the rescue efforts of West, Mount, Bradshaw and Jones. They were commemorated with the Life Saving Award for their Valor in saving the lives of the husband and wife that day in February.
The two firefighters were given framed photos of their entry into the Lower Makefield home with flames spitting in their faces.
. (Jeff Goldberg/Yardley-Makefield Fire Company)
“A huge thank you to the workers who acted without hesitation and to the Newtown Fire Rescue crew for their swift, life-saving actions. Your courage made all the difference that day!” Lower Makefield Twp officials said, also awarding the squad for their assistance to the township “for all you do” and on that day last February.
The “phenomenal job” you did stepping up to save the lives of members of our community. We can not thank you enough, said Chairman of the Board Dan Grenier.
Credit: Lower Makefield Twp
According to Newtown Patch.com, about 40 firefighters were called to the blaze from including Yardley-Makefield, Newtown Fire Rescue, Upper Makefield, Northampton, Langhorne, Morrisville and Mercer County Engine 30.
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