Slocomb honors fire rescue crew members who saved lives during traumatic incidents
SLOCOMB, Ala. (WDHN) — The city of Slocomb honored 10 of their Firefighters for live-saving work.
In January of last year, Slocomb Fire Rescue responded to the scene of an attempted murder in the Fadette community.
They were there providing aid to the victim who had been stabbed multiple times, putting their life at risk.
The responding members made the quick decision to proceed into an unsecured scene to stabilize the victim. They later transferred the victim to a nearby trauma center for live saving surgery.
That patient survived and recovered since the incident.
Slocomb Fire Rescue honored four members for their efforts, each given the Life Saving Award:
Captain Theo Gordon
Firefighter Hunter Morgan
Firefighter Alayna Morgan
Operations Chief Brandon Hovey
Slocomb also thanked a good samaritan who stepped in to help
In July of 2024, fire crews helped people involved in the multi-vehicle crash near Hartford.
Units from the SFR were on the scene of another crash about three miles away but immediately responded to the scene near Hartford where several people were critically injured, and some were trapped inside a vehicle.
First responders conducted an extensive extrication operation, triaged patients, and provided intensive patient care.
Captain Gordon and firefighter Josiah Foster were recognized for their knowledge in vehicle rescue/extrication, in coordination with other responding agencies, to successfully free a trapped patient.
Firefighter/Paramedic Quentin Helms, Firefighter TJ Doran, Firefighter Chase Hovey, and Fire Explorer Paxton Hartzog were recognized for performing triage, patient care, and scene management under extreme pressure.
Operations Chief Brandon Hovey and Assistant Chief Tim Carnes found a pediatric patient in traumatic respiratory arrest.
Chief Hovey and Chief Carnes successfully resuscitated and stabilized the patient until she was flown to a trauma center where she underwent multiple surgeries and has since made a full recovery.
Mom killed, children and husband injured in Geneva County crash, coroner
Layken Cobb, along with her family, were in attendance to present Chief Hovey and Chief Carnes with their Life Saving Awards.
Life Saving Awards were given to:
Assistant Chief Tim Carnes
Operations Chief Brandon Hovey
Exemplary Service Awards were given to:
Captain Theo Gordon
Firefighter Josiah foster
Firefighter TJ Doran
Firefighter/Paramedic Quentin Helms
Firefighter Chase Hovey
Fire Explorer Paxton Hartzong
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