Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Off-Duty Firefighter Who Saved Child at CO Pool Credits Training

From denverpost.com:
An off-duty firefighter found himself in the right place at the right time last night in Fort Collins.

Michael Dairon, a Poudre Fire Authority firefighter, performed CPR on a 5-year-old boy who was pulled from a community pool.

The boy was found face-down about four feet from the edge of the pool when his father pulled him out. The boy had no heartbeat, and Dairon immediately started trying to revive the boy.

"At that point my firefighting and EMT skills just took over," said Dairon, who has been a firefighter for six years, all with PFA.

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