VIDEO: As fire and thick smoke consumed a house in Roosevelt, volunteer firefighters jumped into action; now they’re being thanked.
Volunteers Chief Anthony Sotira and Lieutenant Joe Brown were honored Monday for their efforts on East Raymond Avenue on the morning of Nov. 4.
Brown, who volunteers with Baldwin fire service, heard the call go out. The local department needed backup. He was working his job as a sanitation supervisor in the area. Sotira, a Freeport firefighter, had just gotten home from work.
They both rushed to help. At the scene of the fire, an 82-year-old woman was trapped inside a backroom, as flames poured in from the door.
“Heavy smoke conditions but we’ve got to do what we’ve got to do to get her out,” said Lt. Joe Brown, with the Baldwin Fire Service.
The heat could be felt from the window.