Oxford firefighter receives NYS Liberty Medal for saving family in PA
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OXFORD – An Oxford firefighter named Cody Maricle received the New York State Liberty Medal from Senator Fred Akshar on Friday after he saved a family from a burning building in Pennsylvania.
According to Susquehanna Fire Department officials, at approximately 12:40 a.m. on March 17, in Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, Maricle saved the lives of five people and their dog after noticing a house fire. Officials said Maricle stopped to call 911, and made his way into the home to save the residents inside.
"The NYS Liberty Medal is awarded to an individual who has merited special commendation for exceptional, heroic, and humanitarian acts on behalf of their fellow New Yorkers," said Akshar. "Without regard to his own safety, Cody Maricle ran to a burning building, opened the front door, and awakened five members of a family that lived in that location – they were sleeping still because the smoke detectors hadn't activated.
"Due to due diligence of Cody, a family of five and their dog survived a devastating fire in which they lost everything, but their lives were saved and Cody can be credited for that."
When asked about what the fire, Maricle said, "I feel like I was there at the right moment... I did the best I could do."
According to Susquehanna Fire Department Assistant Chief Kevin Kelly, Maricle demonstrated incredible courage and bravery in the face of danger on the night of the fire.
"At 1:07 a.m. Cody Maricle called 911 after spotting the fire, the fire department arrived at the fire at 1:14 a.m., and saw the back corner of the house was fully involved," said Kelly. "At the time Cody arrived both floors of the house were on fire, and no smoke detectors had activated inside the house."
He said Maricle banged on the front door, eventually entering so he could to wake up the family inside the house.
He added when the family awoke, they noted the thick smoke throughout the home, barely able to breath as they made their way out of the house.
"According to our Chief Sean Hennessey, there's no doubt in his mind, Cody saved the lives of the Groover family that night," said Kelly. "The only other possible way they could have survived is by escaping through the second floor window, if the smoke detectors had activated at that time."
He said the fire was too advanced to save the family from the fire in any other way.
"In my 25 years of fire fighting I had never seen a house fire escalate that fast," said Kelly. "The Oxford Fire Department should be very proud to have a member like Cody who embodies the term first responder."
Oxford Fire Department Chief Ron Martin said Maricle's exemplary service is an example of what firefighters are doing around New York State, and he should be commended for his courage and bravery in the face of danger.
According to Susquehanna Fire Department officials, at approximately 12:40 a.m. on March 17, in Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, Maricle saved the lives of five people and their dog after noticing a house fire. Officials said Maricle stopped to call 911, and made his way into the home to save the residents inside.
"The NYS Liberty Medal is awarded to an individual who has merited special commendation for exceptional, heroic, and humanitarian acts on behalf of their fellow New Yorkers," said Akshar. "Without regard to his own safety, Cody Maricle ran to a burning building, opened the front door, and awakened five members of a family that lived in that location – they were sleeping still because the smoke detectors hadn't activated.
"Due to due diligence of Cody, a family of five and their dog survived a devastating fire in which they lost everything, but their lives were saved and Cody can be credited for that."
When asked about what the fire, Maricle said, "I feel like I was there at the right moment... I did the best I could do."
According to Susquehanna Fire Department Assistant Chief Kevin Kelly, Maricle demonstrated incredible courage and bravery in the face of danger on the night of the fire.
"At 1:07 a.m. Cody Maricle called 911 after spotting the fire, the fire department arrived at the fire at 1:14 a.m., and saw the back corner of the house was fully involved," said Kelly. "At the time Cody arrived both floors of the house were on fire, and no smoke detectors had activated inside the house."
He said Maricle banged on the front door, eventually entering so he could to wake up the family inside the house.
He added when the family awoke, they noted the thick smoke throughout the home, barely able to breath as they made their way out of the house.
"According to our Chief Sean Hennessey, there's no doubt in his mind, Cody saved the lives of the Groover family that night," said Kelly. "The only other possible way they could have survived is by escaping through the second floor window, if the smoke detectors had activated at that time."
He said the fire was too advanced to save the family from the fire in any other way.
"In my 25 years of fire fighting I had never seen a house fire escalate that fast," said Kelly. "The Oxford Fire Department should be very proud to have a member like Cody who embodies the term first responder."
Oxford Fire Department Chief Ron Martin said Maricle's exemplary service is an example of what firefighters are doing around New York State, and he should be commended for his courage and bravery in the face of danger.
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