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Firefighters Dan White, Larissa Conroy Save Crash Victim From Burning Vehicle

By  //  July 6, 2016

ONE DIES IN MULTI VEHICLE FIERY CRASH

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Firefighters Dan White and Larissa Conroy were off duty and returning home from a class when they came upon a SUV on fire as a result of a multi vehicle crash on I-95 Wednesday afternoon. The two firefighters dragged a victim to safety from the burning vehicle. (BCFR image)

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – This afternoon Brevard County Fire Rescue and Rockledge Fire Department responded to a horrific vehicle collision with fire on Interstate-95 near Fiske Boulevard.

Firefighters Dan White and Larissa Conroy were off duty and returning home from a class when they came upon the incident.

They found an SUV which was towing an enclosed trailer jack knifed with the SUV on its driver side.

The pair found a patient who was pinned underneath the vehicle and in need of immediate assistance.

With the help of bystanders, they rolled the vehicle back upright and dragged the victim to safety. They then focused on the driver who was still pinned in the vehicle.

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Conroy used the electric seat to move the seat back and then pulled the patient through the back door of the vehicle while White held back the flames with a portable fire extinguisher.

These heroic actions were performed while the vehicle was burning. Although the outcome wasn’t ideal, their selfless actions are what the true spirit of the fire service is all about.

– Brevard County Fire Rescue

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The Florida Highway Patrol has reported a fatal multi-vehicle crash has shut down the southbound lanes of I-95 near Fiske Boulevard at Mile Marker 195. (Toni Michelle image)