Rescue Of Elderly La Grange Man Noted By Village

LA GRANGE, IL – Two La Grange firefighters are set to be recognized Monday for their efforts to rescue an elderly man in a September house fire.

After the rescue, the man was transferred to Loyola Medical Center, where he died from his injuries, according to a village memo.

At Monday's Village Board meeting, officials plan to honor firefighters Cody Boll and Chuck Crudele.

The fire was Sept. 9 in the 900 block of Sixth Avenue.

Occupants of the home told firefighters that an elderly man who lived on the second floor was missing.

Crudele and Boll went up the burned-out stairs, despite hazardous conditions. Upstairs, they found that the blind and bedridden man was unconscious, the village said. They removed him.

"Firefighters on scene demonstrated high levels of skill, teamwork, and commitment to life safety despite structural compromise and heavy smoke conditions," the memo said.

Boll and Crudele are being given Medal of Valor awards.