MEDIA CONTACT: Mark E. Brady, Chief Spokesperson, 240-508-7930
mebrady@co.pg.md.us @PGFDPIO
Christopher
Saputo, a Volunteer Deputy Chief with the Landover Hills Volunteer Fire
Department, Inc. was presented with an Emergency Services Award today. Prince George’s County Fire Chief Marc S.
Bashoor presented the award to Saputo with Volunteer Chief John Roberts and
station crew in attendance while at the Landover Hills Fire/EMS Station.
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| Saputo and Bashoor |
Bashoor started
the award presentation by telling Saputo, “Congratulations on receiving a Prince
George’s County Fire/Emergency Medical Services Department Emergency Services
Award.”
Volunteer Deputy Chief Saputo was awarded for
his actions on Thursday, May 29, 2014, while returning from Maryland Shock Trauma;
he was flagged down by bystanders requesting his assistance for a motor vehicle
accident on the Baltimore-Washington Parkway just outside the City of Baltimore.
He responded to find a male driver trapped inside a pickup truck that
had veered off the road and into some trees.
Fire had spread from the engine compartment to the passenger area and the
undercarriage. Donning his personal
protective equipment and self-contained breathing apparatus, he approached the
truck. The victim was conscious and able
to move his upper body, but his legs were pinned. The vehicle’s damaged cab prevented Saputo
from opening the doors. Without the protection
of a hose line and operating by himself, Saputo placed himself in harm’s way
and continued efforts to rescue the victim.
However, the fully engulfed passenger compartment forced him to retreat. Sadly, despite his valiant efforts and the
fire department’s quick response and knockdown of the fire, the victim was
declared deceased on the scene.
Chief Bashoor
closed by saying to Saputo, “For your performance on this incident, which demonstrated
courage in the face of danger, you are hereby awarded a Fire/EMS Department
Emergency Service Award. Your actions
reflect favorably on you, the Landover Hills Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.,
and the Prince George’s County Fire/EMS Department."
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| Landover Hills Volunteer Chief John Roberts, Vol. Deputy Chief Saputo and County Fire Chief Bashoor |
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