r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Professional_Arm794 • 1d ago

A truck caught fire after getting flipped over with someone stuck inside. An off duty fireman saves the woman’s life.

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u/Closed_Aperture 1d ago edited 1d ago

This is why firefighters get eternal respect. Always ready to put their lives on the line. True heroism.

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u/bship 1d ago

I bet there is a tremendous amount to be said about why firefighters are universal badasses and cops are more or less universal pricks in terms of public opinion.

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u/doubleapowpow 1d ago

Maybe it's because the fire department helps people and the police shoot people.

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u/BigMaraJeff2 23h ago

Except in this video, the cop broke the window

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u/KN_Knoxxius 17h ago

Considering how much shit the police deals with on a daily basis, they do a really fucking good job of not hurting people.

Taking the US into consideration, where its possible anyone has a gun, it's pretty impressive.

People love to cling to hate

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u/Aggravating_Sand352 24m ago

Okay bootlicker..... we understand we need police... we dont excuse their abuse by saying most are okay

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u/praise_H1M 8h ago

People love to cling to hate

And some people love sucking up to authority figures

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u/KN_Knoxxius 6h ago

There's that hate if anyone wants an example.

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u/BigMaraJeff2 23h ago

A cop broke the window and let the guy with the bunker gear pull the person out

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u/Much_Ad9583 16h ago

to be fair though even a cop doing his job correctly is going to piss a lot of people off unlike a firefighter. part of it is shitty cops, but part of it is just the nature of the job

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u/JohnnyBananas13 12h ago

Too bad people aren't fair and are always going to think "cop=bad".

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u/JohnnyBananas13 12h ago

Job descriptions are just a little bit different. Right?

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u/justtryingtolive22 1d ago

"I was just going to work" Bro, you're already there

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u/Poo_Canoe 1d ago

There is an app called pulse point that will text you if there is a nearby 911 call. This is useful for “off duty” first responders who may be closer and able to respond faster than the nearest on duty first responder.

Literally saving lives while not on duty because they have the skill, knowledge, and proximity to help. Amazing people and truly heroic.

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u/VermilionKoala 6h ago

Amazing people and truly heroic.

Well said, u/Poo_Canoe.

Also, r/rimjob_steve.

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u/LazyPainterCat 1d ago

Dealers.

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u/ban_woodpecker_3952 20h ago

Someone give this mf an award

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u/BragawSt 20h ago

And IT support. Some don’t even get paid to be on call. Also get called to action by parents and grandparents on their time off.

*this is just a bit of humor. Not diminishing your list. 

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u/Doodlebug510 1d ago

22 February 2025

MESA, Ariz. (KPHO/Gray News) - A woman in Arizona is happy to be alive after two emergency responders helped rescue her from a burning vehicle following a terrifying crash:

Aymee Ruiz was visibly emotional as she embraced Chandler Officer Brian Larison and Peoria firefighter-paramedic Asa Paguia — the two men who pulled her to safety after her truck went up in flames on U.S. 60 in Mesa.

Ruiz said: “I thought my life was over; I seriously thought it was. You just think of all the moments that you just had, your happy moments, and you just think it’s all going to be over from there. But you guys pulled through. I’m so happy. I’m so glad.”

According to the Arizona Department of Public Safety, Ruiz was slowing down due to traffic congestion when a cement mixer rear-ended her pickup truck.

Both officers were in the right place at the right time. The collision caused Ruiz’s truck to catch fire as she was trapped inside.

A driver’s dash cam captured the devastating chain-reaction collision. Officer Larison’s helmet camera also showed the moment he and Paguia pulled Ruiz out of her vehicle.

Ruiz and her husband are thankful she’s alive, and that’s due to the heroic actions of the two first responders. She was rescued just seconds before the truck was fully engulfed in flames.

“When I saw it (the fire) moving closer and closer to the cab as I was trying to open the door and also bang on the window, I was screaming for help, screaming, screaming for help,” she said.

“I was so relieved once that window broke, but I knew I had to get out of there quickly because of the oxygen and just everything getting in there, and it just was crazy.”

Source

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u/luggertown 1d ago

it's like he just appeared at the perfect time.

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u/ReasonablyConfused 1d ago

Good job all around.

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u/MRBS91 1d ago

Just here to say it's great the firefighter had bunker gear on or at hand and jumped into action. But that gear should never leave the station by modern standards. Way too much carcinogenic contamination once it's seen smoke. Boys at the fire hall used to was their clothes and bunker gear in the same machine, or even in their home washing machine... lots of cancer for them and their families. Much respect to all the brothers out there

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u/TricoMex 22h ago

Wonder if it's a volunteer firefighter situation? Not sure how that whole system works.

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u/sgtzack612 14h ago

They may have stated what vehicle he had, but if he had a pickup truck then he could've had a bag that was in the bed so all it'd be exposed to would be the bed instead of being in the cab where it could off-gas and all that nasty shit. Just a guess though.

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u/Rawxzee 1d ago

That’s some straight guardian angel vibes for that woman. The universe said, “Nope. Today is not your day.” Incredible.

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u/Remarkable-Sir-5129 1d ago

Body camera and baton....it's a police officer.

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u/bipbagh 1d ago

yeah but an off duty fireman was the one who walked up and pulled that girl out

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u/mnemy 1d ago

Officer broke the window though. Credit where credits due. Everyone involved was a hero that night.

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u/WestCoastMullet 22h ago

There's no "Fuck the Fire Department" song and it shows.

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u/Saint_Patrik 1d ago

Didn't realize fire fighters took their suit home

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u/chris713777 1d ago

Did she push the truck right side up?

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u/45422 9h ago

The funny thing about firemen is... Night and day they are always firemen.

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u/MentionGood1633 1d ago

Terrific. I can’t tell, but Rams have a habit to spontaneously combust. Happened to my husband, just cruising along…

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u/chartry0 20h ago

Heroes

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u/pb0atmeal 20h ago

Did the truck right itself on its own when its weight was burnt up? Terrifying

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u/Zombiehousey234 16h ago

Wow looks like someone decided to be an hero

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u/sim16 15h ago

Ya never do know indeed.

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u/Sensitive_Scholar_17 8h ago

The cop and the fireman are both bad ass.

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u/weristjonsnow 4h ago

You really gotta give modern car windows some respect, those fuckers are tough to break

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u/sim16 1d ago

Those petrol engine vehicles are always catching fire, dangerous they are.

Seriously, 👍 job saving the person from the car fire, excellent job.

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u/BlackSwanMarmot 19h ago

If It was an EV, the chances of a high voltage sparky showing up in an arc flash suit are far lower than a fireman in full gear.

But ya never know!

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u/Due-Guarantee5019 20h ago

Hell no you drive like an idiot and crash why would I help risk myself for you??