Washington Firefighters Honored For Saving Woman's Life

FEDERAL WAY - Connie Getchman sat in her wheelchair last October, trapped in her burning house, just seconds away from losing her life.

Thursday, she finally had the chance to personally thank the firefighters who rushed in and rescued her.

Getchman remembers that morning vividly. "I just said 'fire, fire' and I didn't even listen (to the 911 dispatcher) because I couldn't breathe."

A fire broke out in her living room that day, so she took refuge in her room. Getchman has Multiple Sclerosis and needs a wheelchair to get around. She was trapped.

The 911 dispatcher tried to keep her calm.

Dispatcher: "What's on fire?"

Getchman: "I don't know. I'm in my bedroom and my house is filled with smoke and my alarm is going off."

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