A Mogadore firefighter risked his life to save two others on Sept. 23, and the rescue was captured on dash cam video, according to WSBT-TV.
Firefighters Ben Stasik and Nick Sansom responded to the afternoon blaze in the 3400 block of Curtis Street where a man told them that his wife and son were trapped inside the fully engulfed home.
Sansom worked to knock down the flames in order for Stasik to enter the home but they soon realized they didn't have much time.
"I heard (the wife) scream, and that's when I made the decision to go inside without a hoseline and see if I could locate her," Stasik told the news station.
His fire chief said the decision was a dangerous one, but commended him for his bravery.
"It's a tremendous thing when a fireman lays down his hose," Mogadore Fire Chief Don Adams said. "That nozzle is there to protect him and to go past it; you're laying it all on the line."
Stasik was able locate and rescued the victim in zero visibility and then re-entered the home to rescue the son who was hiding in the basement.
"That's a good feeling, something I'll carry with me the rest of my career," Stasik said.
Once the victims were pulled to safety and transported to a local hospital, Stasik and Sansom continued to knock down the flames along with other nearby departments that responded.
