GRABS 189 - Normal (IL) Fire Department (11.2.25)

Matt Hill- Lieutenant 17 years Nate Riordan- Firefighter 11 years Normal Fire Department- Normal, IL Assigned to E10 the night of the incident (2nd arriving) 11/2/2025 approx. 1:45am Single-wide mobile home- Early 1980s model Approximate Times:Made entry approx. 3 minutes after arrival on sceneAround 35 seconds to breach the exterior wall Located Victim approximately. 3 minutes after entry Removed victim approx. 3 minutes after locating him I think he was at the hospital about 9ish minutes later 12yo child- Approx. 100lbs Removed by hand- passed him off Takeaways:When there is reported entrapment, get off the rig in the rescue mindset. Any chance the victim had would not have existed if another 30 seconds went by. The 360* survey is critical. Three sides of that building were fucked and I actually radioed that a rescue was not possible after seeing three. The 4th side changed my mind and made me realize there was a chance to get in and search. Kids hide- Be thorough. Search like you’re looking for your own child. Coordination is key- We got the grab, but this was a full unit effort. We were in the room, but multiple people outside made it possible. Including:Bat Chief- Trusted his people to work. Nozzle FF on E13- Got the line in place at the window to control the room before it flashed. Water supply- Two Engineers were FAST establishing it Lt. Martin/Engineer Gerrietts- Passed out the victim and they got him to EMS Quick ALS Providers- Two of our FF/Medics doffed their gear and went into Medic mode, two others joined them and they provided excellent care in a timely manner. [email protected]