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St. Pete Firefighter Saves Fast-Food Customer's Life

News Channel 8 photo by ANTHONY ALLRED

Firefighter/EMT Glenn Hadley inspecting his airway equipment while work his shift in St. Petersburg. Hadley was with his daughter and wife at the Tyrone Boulevard Chick-fil-A restaurant when Donald Burlock was choking on the sandwich he was eating. Hadley preformed the Heimlich maneuver on Burlock and saved his life.

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Published: December 6, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG - An off-duty firefighter saved a fast-food customer's life Saturday morning by performing the Heimlich maneuver.

According to St. Petersburg Fire and Rescue, Donald Burlock, 64, was eating lunch with his four grandchildren at Chick-fil-A, 2471 Tyrone Blvd., when he started choking and couldn't breathe.

Firefighter-EMT Glen Hadley was eating a few tables away with his wife and daughter and heard the commotion, according to a report. After confirming that Burlock could not breathe, he began the Heimlich maneuver. After several attempts, a chunk of a chicken sandwich was dislodged.

"Glen was a real hero today, as this could have had a tragic ending," said St. Petersburg Fire Rescue Firefighter/Paramedic Tom Kras.

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