A Baltimore firefighter is in critical and guarded condition after suffering a medical issue while about halfway up an aerial ladder at a building fire Monday.
Lt. Mark Dranbauer, 44, collapsed and fell backwards but remained attached to the ladder, Baltimore Fire Chief James Wallace said at a press conference Tuesday.
Our crews did an 'absolute remarkable' job getting him off the ladder, the chief said.
Wallace praised Dr. Thomas Scalea and his team at R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma for their valiant efforts.
The chief said he went to the hospital where he watched the 'amazing' team in action.
"They worked feverishly," he said.
Dranbauer, a 23-year veteran of the department, comes from a firefighting family.
He is in critical and guarded condition.
