Off- Duty Firefighter Saves Life

div dirltrfont faceArial size2div stylemargin 0in 0in 0ptspan stylefont-size 13ptfont size2On TuesdaynbspFebruary 17thnbspthe Fire Commission presented New Canaan Firefighter Michael Sasser with a letter of commendation. fontdiv dirltrnbspdivdiv dirltrfont faceArial size2The commendationnbspwas for the rescuenbspM. Sassernbspmade on the Parkway last week. fontfont faceArial size2While off-dutynbspSassernbspcame upon a SUV that was on its roof and burning. fontfont faceArial size2The unconscious driver was still inside the SUV. fontfont faceArial size2Mike and his father Duffy Sasser with the help of others removed the unconscious driver from the SUV saving from him serious possibly fatal injuries. fontdivspandivdiv stylemargin 0in 0in 0ptnbspdivdiv stylemargin 0in 0in 0ptspan stylefont-size 13ptFairfield Fire DepartmentnbspPress Releasespandivdiv stylemargin 0in 0in 0ptnbspdivdiv stylemargin 0in 0in 0ptspan stylefont-size 13ptThe Westport and Fairfield Fire Departments responded to a single vehicle carnbspspanspan stylefont-size 13ptfire involving a rollover and entrapment of the driver. The vehicle was a Chevroletnbspspanspan stylefont-size 13ptTrailblazer traveling Northbound on the Merritt Parkway between Exits 42 and 44nbspspanspan stylefont-size 13ptin the area of the Redding Road overpass. The vehicle hit a tree rolled over andnbspspanspan stylefont-size 13ptstarted to burn. Two unidentifiednbsppersons passing by were able to pull the driver fromnbspspanspan stylefont-size 13ptthe vehicle as it started to burn.nbspThe patient was transferred to American Medicalnbspspanspan stylefont-size 13ptResponse Ambulance for transfer to Saint Vincentrsquos hospital in Bridgeport. The extent ofnbspspanspan stylefont-size 13ptthe driverrsquos injuries are unknown at this time.spandivdiv stylemargin 0in 0in 0ptnbspdivdiv stylemargin 0in 0in 0ptspan stylefont-size 13ptFairfield Fire Department had the initial attack line on the fire. Westport Firenbspspanspan stylefont-size 13ptDepartment used fire fightingnbspfoam to extinguish the intense blaze. Westport respondednbspspanspan stylefont-size 13ptwith two engines one Rescue and the Shift Commanderrsquos vehicle. AnbspDepartment ofnbspspanspan stylefont-size 13ptTransportation sand truck was called to the scene to spread sand on the icy roadway.spandivdiv stylemargin 0in 0in 0ptnbspdivdiv stylemargin 0in 0in 0ptspan stylefont-size 13ptThe Merritt Parkway was closed to all Northbound traffic for approximately one hour.spandivdiv stylemargin 0in 0in 0ptnbspdivdiv stylemargin 0in 0in 0ptspan stylefont-size 13ptThe last Fire Department cleared the scene at 2157 hours.spandivfontdiv