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Every year, vehicle fires—almost always caused by collisions and crashes—kill hundreds of motorists and their passengers. In almost every instance of a vehicle fire, the first arriving public safety personnel are not firefighters—they're police officers.
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“When I get out of the car, I can hear him yelling for me, hey I’m on fire, I need help,” said Deputy Garrett Parrish. “So I get over there, he’s lodged in the car pretty good. His seat belt was wrapped around his neck and his shoulder.”
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The women shown in the bodycam footage were dragged away from the burning wreckage and transported to Strong Memorial Hospital for serious, but not life-threatening injuries.
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"I didn't think about the rescue, just ran in there to make sure everybody is safe," said Willow Springs officer Anthony Vosicky.
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Sgt. William Drew was going home after his evening work shift around 1:25 a.m. Saturday when he and Officer Nathan Rodgers saw a car that crashed and was burning, police said in a press release Monday.
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Several officers pulled the man out. It's unclear if the man was conscious at the time, but officials said they treated the man until the DeKalb County Fire Rescue Department and paramedics arrived.
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The man disappeared back into the apartment as the officers shouted from the ground for him to hurry, and he then reappeared with the toddler.
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Officer Tyler Dison, who started his public safety career as a firefighter, recalls only one thing was on his mind, "I gotta save this child at all costs," he said.
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Deputy Michael Gregorek’s body camera video from Jan. 22 shows him arriving on the scene as smoke pours from the driver’s side window of the SUV.
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For their efforts in the early morning hours of Dec. 11, Officer Brent Gray, Officer Ana Aguilar and Sgt. Robert Gilbert have been nominated for Meritorious Service Medals.
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