Firefighters honored for saving one of their own. Kentland VFD crew & paramedics that rescued PGFD’s Daniel McGown get recognition from fire chief.

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Previous STATter911.com coverage: Firefighter rescued, news coverage & raw video of aftermath-April 8; Fireground Audio-April 9; McGown leaves hospital-April 14; Man charged with setting fire-August 19

You may recall the April house fire in Largo, Maryland that seriously burned Prince George’s County Fire/EMS Department’s Daniel McGown. Firefighter McGown’s PASS alerted other firefighters that he was down. After a stay in the MedStar Burn Unit of the Washington Hospital Center and weeks of recovery at home, FF McGown went back to full duty. Since then an arrest has been made of the person investigators say started the fire.

At the convention of the Prince George’s County Volunteer Fire & Rescue association, PGFD Chief Eugene Jones recognized the firefighters from Kentland VFD who found McGown and brought him to safety. In addition, three career paramedics will be honored at another date.

Here is how PGFD Chief Spokesman Mark Brady described the rescue on his blog:

Firefighters from the first arriving engine company advanced hoselines through the front door and started to knock down the fire. Additional units arrived shortly after and initiated their assigned suppression duties. During this time, a firefighters’ Personal Accountability Safety System (PASS) sounded and was heard by a team of interior firefighters. Heavy fire conditions still consumed the first floor area as firefighters started to search for the source of the sounding PASS device. A downed firefighter was soon located in a room adjacent to the kitchen area and a MAYDAY was sounded. While one of the interior firefighters directed a hoseline to protect those assisting the downed firefighter from the rapidly extending fire, the firefighter that located the injured member was rapidly assessing his condition. The downed firefighter was found to be unconscious and suffering from burns to his face.

Here is Brady’s list of those involved in saving FF McGown:

Volunteer Lieutenant Joe Brown, Kentland VFD, for locating the downed firefighter and initiating mayday call and rescue.

Volunteer Firefighter Timothy McCloskey, Kentland VFD, for protecting firefighters during rescue operations by directing a hoseline in the kitchen area and keeping the fire in check.

Volunteer Deputy Chief Pat Mann, Kentland VFD, for assisting in the rescue

Volunteer Fire Fighter Curtis Patterson, Kentland VFD, for assisting in the rescue

Volunteer Fire Fighter Tim Moore, Kentland VFD, for assisting in the rescue

Volunteer Fire Fighter Peter Johnson, Kentland VFD, for assisting in the rescue

Volunteer Chief Tony Kelleher – Incident Commander, Kentland VFD, for managing an intense incident that included a mayday and firefighter rescue during heavy fire conditions.

Paramedic Captain Danny Hughes, EMS Supervisor, for administering advanced life support including airway management and quickly transporting to the Burn Unit.

Fire Fighter/Medic Dan Robinson, Paramedic Unit 846, for administering advanced life support including airway management and quickly transporting to the Burn Unit.

Fire Fighter/Medic Jamieson Scarlata, Paramedic Unit 846, for administering advanced life support including airway management and quickly transporting to the Burn Unit.