Livingston Parish, LA Firefighter Scott Osenenko dies after getting family to safety at house fire
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State Fire Marshal Butch Browning says a 45-year-old volunteer firefighter died after battling a blaze and rescuing people from a burning mobile home early Saturday in Livingston Parish.
Firefighter Scott Osenenko had responded to a call at 9673 Florida Boulevard that a family had been awakened to find their home on fire around 4 a.m.
Browning said Osenenko was on the first unit to respond and he worked for nearly 20 minutes removing people from danger and fighting the fire.
After exiting the building, Browning said Osenenko began to experience cardiac distress and was treated and taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead as a result of the injuries he received at the scene.
"Scott was a model firefighter," said Fire Chief James Wascom. "He was scheduled this morning to take the hazmat operations certification test. All he was trying to do was save lives and serve our community this morning. Now, he is gone."
Fire Protection District # 4 Firefighter Scott Osenenko died in the line of duty immediately after searching for occupants of a burning mobile home and extinguishing the fire.
Shortly after he exited the building he began experiencing cardiac distress, he was immediately treated and transported to Ochsner Medical Center in Baton Rouge.
