Fire Captain Michael Ditomaso Jr, Fire Engineer James Shelby, Firefighter/Paramedic Joseph Lee, Firefighter Brian Fox.
On December 17, 2004, Engine 31 was dispatched to the Mason Hotel fire on Fifth Avenue as part of the second alarm assignment. Upon arrival, Engine 31’screw laddered the second floor on the north side of the building and broke into windows that were walled over. Engine 31’s crew made entry onto the second floor and found heavy black smoke with zero visibility. Flames were entering from the stairwell on the south side of the building.
Captain Ditomaso, Engineer Shelby, Firefighters’ Lee and Foxbeg and systematically forced entry and searching each room for occupants. Proceeding to the third floor, Captain Ditomaso found a large, unconscious victim in one of the rooms. He called to his fellow crewmembers that then assisted in carrying the victim down three flights of narrow stairs. Upon receiving medical treatment, the victim responded and was transported to the Burn Unit at UCSD Hospital.
San Diego Fire-Rescue Department presents the Lifesaving Citation to Captain Michael Ditomaso Jr. and the Unit Lifesaving Citation to Engineer James Shelby, Firefighter/Paramedic Joseph Lee, and Firefighter Brian Fox. (Source San Diego Fire-Rescue PIO)
On December 17, 2004, Engine 31 was dispatched to the Mason Hotel fire on Fifth Avenue as part of the second alarm assignment. Upon arrival, Engine 31’screw laddered the second floor on the north side of the building and broke into windows that were walled over. Engine 31’s crew made entry onto the second floor and found heavy black smoke with zero visibility. Flames were entering from the stairwell on the south side of the building.
Captain Ditomaso, Engineer Shelby, Firefighters’ Lee and Foxbeg and systematically forced entry and searching each room for occupants. Proceeding to the third floor, Captain Ditomaso found a large, unconscious victim in one of the rooms. He called to his fellow crewmembers that then assisted in carrying the victim down three flights of narrow stairs. Upon receiving medical treatment, the victim responded and was transported to the Burn Unit at UCSD Hospital.
San Diego Fire-Rescue Department presents the Lifesaving Citation to Captain Michael Ditomaso Jr. and the Unit Lifesaving Citation to Engineer James Shelby, Firefighter/Paramedic Joseph Lee, and Firefighter Brian Fox. (Source San Diego Fire-Rescue PIO)
Fire Captain Michael Ditomaso Jr, Fire Engineer James Shelby, Firefighter/Paramedic Joseph Lee, Firefighter Brian Fox.
On December 17, 2004, Engine 31 was dispatched to the Mason Hotel fire on Fifth Avenue as part of the second alarm assignment. Upon arrival, Engine 31’screw laddered the second floor on the north side of the building and broke into windows that were walled over. Engine 31’s crew made entry onto the second floor and found heavy black smoke with zero visibility. Flames were entering from the stairwell on the south side of the building.
Captain Ditomaso, Engineer Shelby, Firefighters’ Lee and Foxbeg and systematically forced entry and searching each room for occupants. Proceeding to the third floor, Captain Ditomaso found a large, unconscious victim in one of the rooms. He called to his fellow crewmembers that then assisted in carrying the victim down three flights of narrow stairs. Upon receiving medical treatment, the victim responded and was transported to the Burn Unit at UCSD Hospital.
San Diego Fire-Rescue Department presents the Lifesaving Citation to Captain Michael Ditomaso Jr. and the Unit Lifesaving Citation to Engineer James Shelby, Firefighter/Paramedic Joseph Lee, and Firefighter Brian Fox. (Source San Diego Fire-Rescue PIO)
On December 17, 2004, Engine 31 was dispatched to the Mason Hotel fire on Fifth Avenue as part of the second alarm assignment. Upon arrival, Engine 31’screw laddered the second floor on the north side of the building and broke into windows that were walled over. Engine 31’s crew made entry onto the second floor and found heavy black smoke with zero visibility. Flames were entering from the stairwell on the south side of the building.
Captain Ditomaso, Engineer Shelby, Firefighters’ Lee and Foxbeg and systematically forced entry and searching each room for occupants. Proceeding to the third floor, Captain Ditomaso found a large, unconscious victim in one of the rooms. He called to his fellow crewmembers that then assisted in carrying the victim down three flights of narrow stairs. Upon receiving medical treatment, the victim responded and was transported to the Burn Unit at UCSD Hospital.
San Diego Fire-Rescue Department presents the Lifesaving Citation to Captain Michael Ditomaso Jr. and the Unit Lifesaving Citation to Engineer James Shelby, Firefighter/Paramedic Joseph Lee, and Firefighter Brian Fox. (Source San Diego Fire-Rescue PIO)
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