Firefighters beat the clock to save a life

The Moorcroft Volunteer Fire Department responded to an accident on the west end of the I-90 construction site a few weeks ago and, after examining the time the crew took to address the situation, Fire Chief Jeff Holberg as well as the town council commended them for their swift and effective response to the call.

According to the chief, the acceptable amount of time from the call to extrication is approximately 12 minutes – these well-trained volunteers had the victim free from the vehicle in three. Holberg later called their work, “impeccable”.

They got from the fire hall to the scene, immed...