Operations & Training

Detroit Firefighters Rescue Man Trapped in Fire

March 7, 2025

"I have nothing but gratitude for their quickness," the man's daughter said of Detroit firefighters.

Quick-acting by Detroit firefighters saved the life of an elderly man trapped in a house fire.

But crews said they made entry and found an elderly man trapped in the rear of the home where the fire was active.

Police said the man was transported to Detroit Receiving Hospital Code 1 for smoke inhalation but is now alert and talking.

"Without them getting here as quickly as they did, my dad would be dead...I have nothing but gratitude for their quickness," Pam Adams, the victim's daughter told WDIV.

Her father, being treated for smoke inhalation, is expected to recover.

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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.