KANSAS CITY —An off-duty Kansas City firefighter was in the right place at the right time to save a child's life.
Just before 5:30p.m. Monday Kansas City fire and emergency crews responded to a reported drowning/medical emergency for a seven-year-old child at a neighborhood pool in 8200 block of N. Overland, according to Battalion Chief Michael Hopkins.
According to bystanders the child was in the water and under for an undetermined amount of time. An off duty member of the Kansas City Fire Department, identified as Fire Apparatus Operator Brandon Hullinger, happened to be on scene and heard the commotion.
He immediately sprang into action and assessed the situation and began CPR. 9-1-1 was notified and the Kansas City Fire Department was dispatched. Emergency crews found the child and the off-duty firefighter. The child was breathing and had a pulse.
Kansas City Fire Department crews stabilized the child and transported them to Children's Mercy Hospital for further evaluation and care. While it is unknown if there is any long term effects, the child was stable and expected to make a recovery, according to Hopkins.
This was outstanding work by the bystanders and the Kansas City Fire Department's own off-duty firefighter. Immediate CPR was crucial in saving the child's life.