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Woman badly burned in Beverly Shores house fire

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A Beverly Shores woman was severely burned in a house fire at 11 S. Beach Ave. on Monday evening, the Beverly Shores Fire Department is reporting.

As it happens, the BSFD was holding its weekly drill on Monday when, at 6:28 p.m., it was dispatched to the scene, along with the Porter Fire Department, Porter EMS, and the BSPD. While still en route, Porter County Central Communications advised that a woman in the house had safely evacuated but that she was burned.

On their arrival, firefighters confirmed that the woman had second- and third-degree burns to her lower body sustained in a kitchen fire. BSFD Chief Himan tasked half of his firefighters to patient care and half to fire suppression, and then with the subsequent arrival of the Porter FD--which assumed responsbility for medical treatment--was able to move his entire team to suppression, search, and overhaul.

Meanwhile, Porter EMS requested while still en route a helicopter transport of the victim, and arrangements were made for a Lutheran Air chopper operating out of the Starke County Airport to respond. The Washington Township Volunteer FD established a landing zone for the helicopter at the corner of U.S. Highway 12 and C.R. 500E, where at 7:17 p.m. it landed. At 7:38 p.m., with the patient on board, it was once again airborne.

“Start to finish, the entire revolution took 60 minutes,” the BSFD said. “Please take a moment to think about this response. In less than two minutes, two fire departments, EMS, and the police were en route to the residence. Within 20 minutes a third fire department and helicopter crew were involved. All in all, more than 40 men and women, over half of whom are volunteers, were actively engaged in attending to the patient and extinguishing the fire. This response highlights interagency cooperation, mutual aid, and the benefits of our collaborative training.”

The BSFD is urging residents to call 911 at the first sign of an emergency; to install reflective house numbers in front of their home; and also install smoke and carbon monoxide detectors.

 

Posted 12/4/2019

 
 
 
 

 

 

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