The heroic actions of a fire chief in Pennsylvania were captured on dash-cam video on Monday.
Chief Nate Tracey of the York Township Fire Department was first to arrive at the scene of a burning car.
The driver was knocked out inside, his life in danger.
Chief 19 making a grab on the MVA w/fire just prior to rescue 19 arriving.
Posted by York Township Fire Department on Monday, December 28, 2015
One of the bystanders, a construction worker, had emptied her fire extinguisher on the blaze, but the fire still raged.
“I scanned the whole area, thinking, ‘Where’s the patient at?'” Tracey said.
He didn’t see anyone on the ground near the vehicle, so he knew the victim was still inside the smoking car.
Firefighters are trained to put on all of their gear before a rescue, but Tracey just grabbed his coat, thinking he would cover up the victim’s face and upper body to shield him from the fire.
