Multiple Rescues from Fires, Crashes in Joliet, Grants Pass, Kent, Oconee

Multiple recent incidents highlight heroic rescues by first responders and bystanders involving fires and vehicle accidents. In Joliet, police and firefighters rescued a family trapped on a third-floor balcony of a burning apartment building, safely evacuating all residents with only minor injuries reported. In Oregon, firefighters used hydraulic rescue tools, known as the Jaws of Life, to extricate a driver trapped in a vehicle that had rolled over. A father in Kent, England, bravely pulled an unconscious man from a burning car on a busy motorway, likely saving his life before emergency services arrived. Volunteer and professional first responders in Oconee County also responded quickly to a three-vehicle accident that resulted in a car fire, helping occupants to safety with injuries ranging from non-serious to substantial but none critical. Additionally, body camera footage from New York captures the dramatic rescue of a driver trapped in a burning vehicle after a crash, underscoring the valor and quick action of emergency personnel.