Nottingham Casuals

At last I can say "Well done Gibbo"
I had to swear to keep it quiet, but at long last the secrets out.

For those of you who don't know, Gibbo got a call to go to a house, and when he arrived it was on fire.
Looking through the letter box, Gibbo saw a man on the floor, so he bust the door down, crawled in and dragged the bloke out by his feet.

But you still left his shoe behind!!!!

Big article in Nottingham Evening Post 19th Dec 2011

http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/award-paramedic-rescued-man-blaze/story-


If you want to see the award, it's on Facebook

http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/376398_2225635637307_1140242478_

Top award for paramedic who rescued man in blaze
Nottingham Evening Post
Monday, December 19, 2011

A Hucknall paramedic who saved a 91-year-old man from his burning home has been named
Paramedic of the Year.
Andy Gibson, based at Hucknall ambulance station, was nominated for the award by East Midlands Ambulance Service bosses after he pulled the elderly man out of his burning home in Kirkby-in-Ashfield on February 23.

Andy Gibson



Fire rescuer: Andy Gibson pulled an elderly man from his burning home earning him the Paramedic of the Year title.
He had been on standby in his fast response vehicle when he received a call asking him to go to the Clumber Street house as the elderly man had pressed his lifeline button, a device which elderly people can use when they get into difficulty.
Mr Gibson was then told not to attend because it had not been categorised as a most serious Category A call, but checked it out anyway. He said: "It was only around the corner and I thought I would go to have a look.
"When I got there, everything appeared to be in order. "But when I put my hand on the door, it was quite warm.
"The place was full of smoke and I could see the fire across the other side of the room.
"There was only about two or three feet of visibility so I shouted to him.
"When he called back, I crawled in and grabbed him and pulled him out."
Both men were taken to King's Mill hospital, Sutton, where they were treated for minor burns and smoke inhalation.
Mr Gibson added: "He was lying on the living room floor, not far from the seat of the fire. He was close enough to get burns from the residual heat, but not to get burns from the fire itself.
"I had burns on my hands and a bit of a fuzzy head, but I was discharged from hospital after about three hours."
He said he was back at work for a 7am shift the next day.
Mr Gibson has had an e-mail saying thank you from the man's daughter but has not spoken to him since the incident.
Mr Gibson, 48, of Hucknall, was given the Paramedic/Emergency Care Practitioner of the Year accolade at an awards ceremony at the House of Lords last month. "I only found out that I was nominated when I was told that I had won," he said.
"So it was quite a shock but I felt quite humbled as well. "It wasn't something I was expecting but it was a nice day out.
"My wife and one of my best friends who I trained with came with me, and I think they were quite proud."
Mr Gibson, who has been a paramedic for 12 years, said his trophy was now displayed proudly in his dining room, but he remains modest about his achievement.
"Personally, I think it is something that anybody would have done," he said. When I looked in and saw him on the floor, and he shouted back to me, I had little option.
"It would have been a very difficult decision to back out and wait for the fire brigade.
"Even if they had got there in five minutes, would he still be alive after that? I don't know."























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