VIDEO: A former firefighter who was badly burned on the job is turning his pain into purpose.
Jake LaFerriere helped set up a first-of-its kind facility for families facing the same struggles.
It was in 2010 when LaFerriere's life changed forever when he was on duty as a Minneapolis firefighter.
"I was on fire and I jumped from the third floor, and by the grace of God I survived this experience because there was a porch overhand down here that caught me," LaFerriere said. "I knew my career as a firefighter was over. I was really struggling to want to live at this point."
But he says he was inspired by kids he met in the burn unit, and he took his second chance at life to help others. He started a nonprofit called "Firefighters for Healing," and created a burn survivor camp.