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Firefighters: A Case Study
Captain James Kelley and Sgt. Virgil Bloom, two volunteer firefighters from the Falmouth Volunteer Fire Department in Fredericksburg, Virginia, were suspended last Saturday after they attempted to save an 18-month-old girl. The girl was having a seizure, and the two men used their fire engine to take her to the hospital. Kelly told reporters that he and his partner were the first responders on the scene after they received a call from the girl's father at McDonald's. He said that, if they had waited for medics to arrive, it would have taken an extra 10 or 15 minutes had they not chosen to take the girl to the hospital right then.

According to WTTG, the girl was hooked up to oxygen in the fire engine, and she arrived at the hospital 13 minutes after her father called for help. The young girl's father, Brian Nunamaker, said that the firefighters' quick thinking is likely the reason his daughter is alive. But although the men may seem like heroes, they are being punished for their actions. …show more content…
Kelly told WUSA that, although he was punished for his actions, he would do the same thing all over again. He said that he felt good that he was able to provide care to the young girl. The Assistant Chief of the Stafford Fire and Rescue Department would not comment on the issue, as it is still under
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