Volunteer firefighter Elijah Hale says he is grateful he was at the right place at the right time to rescue a girl trapped inside a burning home. Elijah was off-duty when he drove by the house fire on Bender Road in Littlestown, PA. "I knew something wasn't right, and found out a girl was trapped up in there," he said. "The smoke had filled the whole house." With no other firefighters and no equipment, Elijah, who has been a volunteer firefighter since he was 14 years old, found a ladder to rescue the girl trapped on the second floor.
"It was probably 30 seconds from the time I pulled up until the time I got the ladder. Then it was another 30 seconds till she was out of the house and outside. It just happened in a moment," he said. Elijah left the scene as soon as EMS arrived, but hours later he was called back to the scene to be recognized for his courage that saved a life.
"Our company is proud of his quick thinking, and willingness to take action without the benefit of PPE or other fire personnel on scene. His quick action undoubtedly saved a life," the Irishtown Fire Company wrote in a Facebook post. "Big man up above, you know, just put me at the right place at the right time … just glad I was able to do what I did," Elijah said.
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