Another write up on Greg Dorn

PENNDOT WORKER SAVES MAN FROM BURNING VEHICLE
Plow operator notices crash while working on State Route 715 over weekend

ALLENTOWN (Dec. 6) – A quick-thinking Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) snowplow operator is being called a hero today after saving the life of a man who was trapped in his burning vehicle along Rt. 715 in Chestnuthill Township, Monroe County, on Dec. 3.
PennDOT Secretary Allen D. Biehler, P.E., said Greg Dorn, of Engineering District 5, rescued the man while working early Saturday morning.
“This act of heroism is indicative of the type of employees we have at PennDOT,” Biehler said. “Greg exemplifies the commitment our employees have to their work and the safety of their community.”
Dorn was plowing snow from the highway at 3:45 a.m. when he noticed the road had been blocked by a fallen tree. He then noticed the burning vehicle and immediately called local emergency services.
Unsure if there were any people in the vehicle, Dorn moved closer and heard a man crying for help.
Dorn grabbed a fire extinguisher from his truck and ran back to the burning vehicle, but Dorn was unable to stop the intense flames. So, he jumped on the vehicle’s hood, kicked holes in the windshield and pulled it off with his hands.
Dorn then helped the injured driver escape the burning vehicle and dragged him up an embankment, over a guide rail to safety.
Emergency services arrived and treated Dorn for a few cuts on his hands. Otherwise, he was okay. The driver of the vehicle was taken by helicopter to Lehigh Valley Hospital Cedar Crest and was listed in stable condition Saturday night.
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Dorn, a 3-year PennDOT employee, lives in Saylorsburg with his wife, Valerie, and two children. He has been a volunteer firefighter with the West End Fire Department in Monroe County for 15 years.