Rumpke driver saves Ohio couple from fire.(Rumpke Consolidated Companies Inc.)(David Meade appreciated for bravery )
Waste News, January, 2007 by Johnson, Jim
Byline: Jim Johnson David Meade certainly doesn't consider himself a hero, but others do. Thanks to the quick action of the trash truck driver for Rumpke Consolidated Companies Inc., a Piqua, Ohio, area couple escaped injury after their mobile home recently caught fire. Trailers typically burn down in a matter of minutes, so Meade's quick action getting the family out of the home avoided the potential for serious injury.
Meade typically starts work at 9 p.m. and finishes up by 7 a.m. His route includes both residential and commercial stops. Jan. 11 was like other nights, the 10-year Rumpke employee recounted, as he headed into the Paris Court trailer park north of Piqua just after midnight. "I notice an odor when I got out of...
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