Darin Unruh is a survivor. And that’s pretty good for a man who died.
Houston firefighters responded in November 2008 to a frantic 911 call about a burning home at Linder and Tuscon in northeast Houston.
The caller insisted that someone was trapped inside the house, half of which was already up in flames.
Unruh, a captain at Station 39, was one of the firefighters who donned full protective gear to rush inside to search for victims. But the caller had been mistaken. There were no victims inside. Unruh became a victim instead.
The heavy smoke and super-heated air left Unruh with zero visibility. The firefighter’s co-workers still don’t know what happened, but when they found Unruh he was lifeless on the floor. He was no longer wearing his mask and breathing apparatus. His neck and face were severely burned. He wasn’t breathing and didn’t have a pulse.
After extensive surgery and rehab, Unruh is back on the job, but his first call was a rough one. Read the rest of the story HERE.
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