Sergeant Robert Ross. (The Bulletin Notes).
During a lightning storm, Sergeant Robert Ross The name Robert Ross is shared by several notable individuals: - Sports editor with Midlands 103 radio in Ireland, also co-host of 'Radio Cure'
- Robert Tripp Ross, a United States Representative from New York
- Robert Ross (1766-1814) was a British army officer
of the San Mateo, California San Mateo is a city in San Mateo County, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area. It is one of the larger suburbs on the San Francisco Peninsula, located between Burlingame to the north, Foster City to the East, and Belmont to the south. , Police Department responded to calls of various lightning-strike locations. Sergeant Ross just had left the scene where a lightning strike had set a gas main on fire when he noticed smoke coming from a residential area one block away. Upon arriving at the scene, he saw that the front of a house was fully engulfed in flames. While waiting for fire units to respond, he heard cries for help coming from the residence. Sergeant Ross attempted to enter the dwelling in several different areas, but smoke and fire drove him back. After testing the temperature of the front door, Sergeant Ross kicked it in and found a semiconscious sem·i·con·scious
adj.
Not completely aware of sensations; partially conscious. elderly male lying on the floor in the midst Adv. 1. in the midst - the middle or central part or point; "in the midst of the forest"; "could he walk out in the midst of his piece?"
midmost of burning walls. He dragged the victim from the burning building to safety. Sergeant Ross' courageous and selfless actions saved the victim's life.
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