[FourPeas]

Not to argue with your point, however rushing into a burning building can, and has, created a second victim for the fire dept to deal with if done recklessly. Compounding the situation for the firefighters is never a good idea. In this case, however, the rescuer was certified in the type of rescue he was attempting.

[Ro_Thunder]

I was a volunteer fire-fighter for 3 years.

If my house was on fire, I have some training (if no SCBA gear). And - most importantly - I know the lay of the land - the layout of my house, and where my wife has stacked stuff (boxes of donations, and other stuff).

I’d be better off in the house than a fire-fighter who does NOT have any idea the floorplan of my house, or the obstructions.

That said, having the training and using it are two different things.

[LoneRangerMassachusetts]

Not to argue with your point, however rushing into a burning building can, and has, created a second victim for the fire dept to deal with if done recklessly. Compounding the situation for the firefighters is never a good idea. In this case, however, the rescuer was certified in the type of rescue he was attempting.

A few years ago Worcester, MA firefighters ran into a burning abandoned building to rescue two vagrants reportedly living there on the word of bystanders. about six firefighters lost their lives in that attempt. The vagrants were not in the building. Law enforcement subsequently charged the two vagrants with murder. Talk about liberal government that allowed them to live in the building in the first place. This tragedy was caused solely by bad government and bad operational decisions. Of coarse the real culprits were never faulted.

[elkfersupper]

In this case, however, the rescuer was certified in the type of rescue he was attempting.

I was arrested once for assisting a roadside accident victim to breathe.

In retrospect, I should have gotten "certified" first.

Never again.