Firefighters Provide Mutual Aid Assistance, EMT’s Save Girl’s Life

The park’s fire brigade responded to a request for assistance from the Dell City Fire Department around 5 p.m. on the afternoon of April 18th. A building fire in that town was threatening to spread to other structures. Park firefighters helped contain the blaze by employing hose streams from the park’s structural engine and water tender. The fire was brought under control around 7 p.m. Arson is suspected, and the case is being investigated by the state fire marshal and the Hudspeth County Sheriff’s Department. While the fire brigade was engaged in controlling this blaze, a call came in reporting that a 10-year-old girl had fallen off a swing and was unconscious and having trouble breathing. A park EMT responded and resuscitated the girl. Park EMT’s then treated her until paramedics arrived on scene. The girl was airlifted to Thomason Hospital in El Paso and is expected to make a full recovery.