Firefighter Grateful for Colleagues Who Saved His Life

By Suzanne Hoholik, The Columbus Dispatch

When Lt. Mike Polaski collapsed during a house fire in February, he was surrounded by fellow firefighters specially trained for that kind of medical crisis.

The firefighters at Station 16 were taking a break when the alarm sounded just before 11 p.m.

The basement fire on Robert Street was the ninth call for the men on a snowy Saturday in February. Lt. Mike Polaski, the officer in charge that day, climbed into his usual passenger seat of the fire engine for the 1-mile ride.

When the crews arrived at the one-story house, they saw smoke, but the family was safely outside.

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