Kent Fire Officer Honored for Saving Firefighter from Burning House
Acting Kent Fire Capt. Bill Myers receives commendation, proclamation for pulling injured firefighter from house fire
If not for Kent Fire Lt. Bill Myers, firefighter Bryan Pengal's head-first fall into a burning basement might have turned out much worse. Kent Fire Chief Dave Manthey and members of Kent City Council recognized Myers Wednesday for helping pull Pengal out of a house fire that destroyed a house owned by Kent State University on South Lincoln Street last month. Myers, then an acting captain, and Pengal were among the first crew to respond to the fire at 128 S. Lincoln St. at about 5:30 a.m. Nov. 10. Manthey said both men advanced into the house with a hose line to find the base of the fire and extinguish it. "As they made their way through the smoke they did not see a section of the floor in front of them was missing," Manthey said. Pengal …
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9:41 am on Friday, December 21, 2012
I vote republican to protect pensions for people like you! Keep up the great work Bill! more ›