Bottoms Up

Even the best of plans sometimes go wrong. Fortunately, with training and experience, first responders make the best out of a bad situation and sometimes have fun doing it. Responding to a man down call, Lt. Mike Gurr of a Florida Fire Company and his crew discovered an elderly man down on a wooden boat dock. Being forewarned of the docks deteriorating condition, Lt. Gurr decided to let the lighter members of his crew assess the man while his larger frame body assisted on the concrete seawall next door. Unbeknownst to him and his crew though, the dock was in worse shape than first thought. While attempting to put the older man on a backboard, the wooden dock gave way, dropping all involved 8' down into a deepwater canal. Fear for his crew quickly set in as Lt. Gurr raced back to the truck for a rope. Upon his return though, fear turned to laughter as he saw the patient doing his best impression of an ostrich, his butt sticking straight up in the air, his face buried in the murky mud below. If that wasn't enough, Lt. Gurr next spotted the man's hair piece floating by, heading out to sea. Luckily, all involved were not seriously hurt. It just goes to show you, all's well that ENDS well.

Mike Gurr, Lieutenant