Firefighter of the Year

Stephen Buchman
This member of the Glenham Fire District was
named Firefighter of the Year
for showing such courageous effort on November 1, 2003. Firefighter
Buchman put himself in harms way and
climbed into a demolished automobile to comfort the two patients inside the
car. One of the victims was not breathing. Firefighter Buchman
gave the victim encouragement and physical re-enforcement. The patient then
began to breathe again and further began to
squeeze Firefighter Buchman's hand. Teamwork helped the firefighters
remove the victims from the vehicle so medical personnel could stabilize the
patients. Both victims survived.
Photo courtesy of The
Poughkeepsie Journal