Crains Creek firefighter Dylan Turney and his wife, Kiersten, heard the crash and pulled two people to safety as the car began burning.
Two people are lucky to be alive after an off-duty Crains Creek firefighter and his wife pulled them from a burning vehicle as the New Year began.
Crains Creek firefighters were dispatched to a vehicle accident at midnight Thursday and responding crews were notified that vehicle was on fire.
"Upon arrival, a single vehicle accident involving a car versus trees was confirmed, with the vehicle fully involved and a small grass fire also burning. The two occupants were outside the vehicle and lying on the ground," the department shared in a Facebook post.
Crains Creek Fire Department
Crains Creek firefighters were dispatched just as the clock struck midnight on New Years.
Firefighters began treating the victims while others used a hoseline to knock down the fire.
Crain Creek firefighter Dylan Turney, who is a career firefighter with Spout Springs Emergency Services, heard the accident and rushed to the scene. Turney and his wife, Kiersten, who lived nearby, removed the occupants when they found the vehicle on fire.
Both victims were transported to the trauma center by ambulance.
Crains Creek Fire Department
The Crains Creek firefighter and his wife pulled two people from this vehicle as it burned after crashing into a tree just before New Years.
Peter Matthews is the conference director and editor-in-chief of Firehouse. He has worked at Firehouse since 1999, serving in various roles on both Firehouse Magazine and Firehouse.com staffs. He completed an internship with the Rochester, NY, Fire Department and served with fire departments in Rush, NY, and Laurel, MD, and was a lieutenant with the Glenwood Fire Company in Glenwood Landing, NY. Matthews served as photographer for the St. Paul, MN, Fire Department and currently is a photographer for the Fort Worth, TX, Fire Department.
