By MES Dispatch staff
The Briefing
- • An off‑duty volunteer firefighter and his wife rescued two people from a burning SUV near Cameron, North Carolina, early New Year’s Day.
- • The couple heard the crash from their home and pulled the victims from the vehicle as it began burning.
- • The crash occurred around midnight at the intersection of Hilmongrove and Cameronhill roads.
- • The two people were taken by ambulance to a trauma center; their conditions were not released.
- • Authorities said the cause of the crash is under investigation. FireRescue1
CAMERON, NC — An off‑duty firefighter and his wife rescued two people from a burning SUV after hearing the crash near Cameron just after midnight on Jan. 1, officials said. FireRescue1
The couple, identified by the Crains Creek Fire Department as volunteer firefighter Dylan Turney and his wife, heard the impact from their nearby home and rushed to the scene at the intersection of Hilmongrove and Cameronhill roads. FireRescue1
Fire officials said the SUV had struck a tree and was fully involved in fire when the couple found two occupants lying on the ground nearby. The Turneys moved the individuals to safety as flames spread. FireRescue1
Responding crews brought the blaze under control and extinguished the fire. The two people rescued from the burning SUV were transported by ambulance to a trauma center; no further information about their conditions has been released. FireRescue1
Dylan Turney serves as a volunteer with Crains Creek Fire Department and is a full‑time firefighter with Spout Springs Emergency Services. Authorities said the cause of the crash remains under investigation. FireRescue1