At Fire, Resident Jumps from Balcony into Arms of Wrentham, MA, Officers

Wrentham Deputy Fire Chief Patrick McMorrow said the narrow street and location of hydrants hampered crews.
Aug. 12, 2025

"We all caught her and she was good to go."

Wrentham Police Sgt. Jon Coliflores described the catch of a woman who jumped from a second-floor balcony to escape a fire..

"We had to convince her she had to jump because the house was fully engulfed," Coliflores told WCVB. 

Firefighters said they ran into a few obstacles putting the fire out.

"It’s a tight street, hard time getting the apparatus down here and the fire hydrants were faced far apart," Deputy Fire Chief Patrick McMorrow said.

The woman escaped injury, but was treated for smoke inhalation. 

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Susan Nicol is the news editor for Firehouse.com. She is a life member and active with the Brunswick Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Company, Oxford Fire Company and Brunswick Vol. Fire Co. Susie has been an EMT in Maryland since 1976. Susie is vice-president of the Frederick County Fire/Rescue Museum. She is on the executive committee of Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association. She also is part of the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) Region II EMS Council. Susie is a board member of the American Trauma Society, Maryland Division. Prior to joining the Firehouse team, she was a staff writer for The Frederick News-Post, covering fire, law enforcement, court and legislative issues. 

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