Benton County first responders receive ‘rare’ Life Safety Award for saving victims in fire

  • Source: KVEW ABC 42 Tri-Cities
  • Published: 05/24/2021 09:12 AM

Two deputy sheriffs and two firefighters with the Benton County Fire District 1 received the Life Safety Award in a ceremony Thursday afternoon, acknowledging their “hard work and bravery” from a rescue performed at a house fire in Finley last October. Firefighters Jorge Guerrero and Danielle Gore and Deputies B. Surplus and Childers were among the first to arrive at the scene around 3 a.m. where they found a woman and her infant inside of the burning house. According to Guerrero, that’s when their “adrenaline kicked in and they rushed inside.” “We woke up at three in the morning so we were really tired,” Guerrero said. “But once we got on scene we went right into the action.” Gore added that all she was thinking about was the multiple difficult scenarios that could have played out. “What ways make it easier on us and the person if we get them out?” Gore said. Captain Ron Fryer said they made “the whole department proud.”



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