Florida Firefighter recognized for saving man's life after installing smoke detector
ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. - The Seminole County Fire Department and the American Red Cross honored a firefighter for saving a person's life. They say...
ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. - The Seminole County Fire Department and the American Red Cross honored a firefighter for saving a person's life. They say it was a smoke alarm the firefighter installed in that man's home in 2017 that was the difference between life and death. "It got onto the shed outside, and it just gave it more fuel," said Wayne Thomas. A shed and one roomweres destroyed at Thomas' Altamonte Springs home after it caught on fire in April. Thomas was home at the time when he says neighbors and fire alarms alerted him of the smoke.