Two volunteer firefighters were suspended after they transported an 18-month-old girl to hospital in a fire engine, an act which ultimately saved her life.

Kelley and Bloom were suspended because, Kelley says, their fire engine is licenced as a ‘non-transport unit’ and doesn’t have the proper equipment that an ambulance would have.

He argues however that the child was in desperate need of medical care and the nearest ambulance was 10 to 15 minutes away. When he asked where the nearest medic was, he received only vague answers.

Kelley and Bloom’s act ultimately saved the girl’s life.

‘As a parent, you feel extremely helpless to be unable to assist the most important person in the world during such a time of emergency,’ said Brian Nunamaker, the girl’s father.

‘The eternity of waiting for help to arrive was surprisingly non-existent in this situation. I was surprised at how quickly help had arrived in the form of a fire truck

When the firefighters arrived, the girl was limp but still breathing. She had another seizure upon arrival at hospital, but this stopped momentarily.

She was later discharged.

‘My wife and I feel terrible for the fallout that has happened to these two gentlemen,’ said Mr Nunamaker.

‘They simply had the best interests for our daughter’s care in mind.’

Source: http://metro.co.uk/ by: Harry Readhead Photo: Google