Some good news: Bangor Fire Department Captain John Prentiss saved by the firefighter/paramedics who travel with him.

We’ve been so busy with the tragic news from Chicago a couple of our readers wanted to make sure we didn’t completely miss this story from Bangor, Maine. It is about the saving of 55-year-old Capt. John Prentiss, a 23-year Bangor Fire Department veteran. Prentiss owes his life to his crew, firefighters Melinda Caldwell, Nate Snyder, Bruce Johnson and Joe Wellman. The captain went into cardiac arrest last Sunday while responding on an emergency call. 

If this is going to happen, it sure helps to have some firefighter/paramedics riding with you on the rig and on the ambulance that’s following the engine. Read the complete story from bangordailynews.com.