Lifesaving Efforts Recognized in Lower Southampton

When a house on the 100 block of Orchard Lane caught fire last Christmas, three members of the Trevose Fire Co. were called to work their way past the thick smoke and rescue an elderly man trapped on the second floor.

Because of their successful efforts to carry the resident out of the house and into safety, firefighters Brian Armstrong, Chris Doster and Tim Doster were awarded lifesaving medals by Lower Southampton Fire Marshal William Oettinger at Wednesday evening's board of supervisors meeting.

Presentations were also made to two other groups of first responders for their performance during life-threatening incidents last year.

In May 2012, Tri-Hampton Rescue Squad Medic Greg Reeves, EMT Steve Enigson, Feasterville Fire Co. Deputy Chief David Walter and Lt. Chris Cummings assisted a 69-year-old man who had gone into cardiac arrest. After administering CPR, the victim was revived with a pulse and breathing on his own. The township awarded the rescuers with life saving certificates and also issued Certificates of Merit to Feasterville Fire Chief Frank Walter, Jr., safety officer Greg Steele, engineer David Williams, and Feasterville Fire Company firefighter Anthony Cathey for assisting the efforts.

Finally, life-saving certificates were presented to Tri-Hampton Rescue Squad medic Robert Mitchel, EMT Caywood Osthaus, Lower Southampton Police Officer Grey Newman, Cathey, Lower Southampton Fire Department Battalion Chief Timothy Kennelly and private citizen Orin Duffy for their work saving the life of a 58-year-old woman who had gone into cardiac arrest in June 2012.