In an emotional presentation, Osage Beach Fire Protection District and Osage Beach Police Department recently recognized several of its own personnel who were involved in a life saving act.
Acting Captain Brad Smith, Firefighter Matt Marra and Firefighter Josh Johnson were honored at a recent Osage Beach Board of Aldermen meeting for their actions that led to saving the life of another person. To put this in perspective, approximately 6 percent of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest victims survive, thus making this achievement extremely special.
“All I can say is I'm forever grateful for all these people that saved my life and changed my life now forever, so I could be here for my kids and my wife, and watch my daughter grow up, as I grow up and try and be a better person,” survivor Chad Burton said in an emotional moment during Thursday night’s board of aldermen meeting. “What you all have done made a difference, and all I can do is say I love you so much, and I appreciate it so much. So thank you, thank you very much.”
Chad’s wife, Tammy, had similar praise for those who worked together to save her husband’s life.
“The sincere gratitude I have for this team,” she said. “They worked seamlessly and the gratitude I have to see such professionalism and the respect. And the fact that when I called to follow up, Floyd even remembered my kitchen and asked if his fall might have impacted his neck. And I'm thinking he remembers that a week later? Wow. What these people do with what you have. What you're impacted by every day to just save so many lives. So thank you, hank you.”
On June 15 at 5:57 a.m., fire, EMS and police were dispatched to a medical emergency incident at the Ledges Condo complex off Dude Ranch Road for a 62-year-old male not breathing. While en route, crews were updated that the dispatcher was instructing the caller with CPR.
