A firefighter tried to save an elderly woman from a burning house. Then he was suspended without pay. - News Summed Up

A firefighter tried to save an elderly woman from a burning house. Then he was suspended without pay.


ADIn the early-morning hours of June 27, 2019, a fire started in her house on Collier Drive, likely in the kitchen. One of the burners on the stove had been left on, officials told WAGA, and had probably started the blaze. The house had burglar bars installed on the windows, and officials say the woman may have been trying to escape when Dwyer broke down the front door. He pulled her out of the blaze and onto her porch, as other firefighters joined him to carry her down away from the house. “It also seeks to establish clear expectations in both emergency and non-emergency situations.”ADBut the local firefighters’ union, the Atlanta Professional Firefighters Local 134, slammed the decision, arguing that Dwyer’s actions that June night should receive only praise.


Source: Washington Post February 12, 2020 12:40 UTC



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