Firefighter who saved the life of a football coach reunited
@Deepizzaguy (118081)
Lake Charles, Louisiana
January 14, 2026 2:13pm CST
Rob Firth who is a high school football coach and schoolteacher at San Juan Hills High School in San Clemente California was at a pickleball court when he suffered a heart attack and fell down to the ground on Friday December 19.
Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) firefighter John Rowlands who was on the court as well as off duty went into his rescue mode by giving Rob first aid in an attempt to revive Rob until first responders came to take Rob to a local hospital where Rob made a full recovery.
Rob and his family met with John at the OFCA firehouse on Monday January 12 to personally thank him for saving his life.
Nice to know that persons who had their lives saved their lives are thanking them for doing their duty to save lives.
Link is msn.com/en-us/sports/o...
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@celticeagle (185120)
• Boise, Idaho
14 Jan
I enjoy hearing about these meet ups. How nice.
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@velvet53 (24135)
• Palisade, Colorado
15 Jan
@Deepizzaguy Keep them coming. They are great to hear about how people help others/
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@Deepizzaguy (118081)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
14 Jan
My pleasure to share these nice stories.
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@Deepizzaguy (118081)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
15 Jan
@velvet53 I will do my best to keep bringing out these stories here.
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@Deepizzaguy (118081)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
15 Jan
Rob is grateful that John was able to save his life.
@Deepizzaguy (118081)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
14 Jan
My pleasure to share these wonderful stories.
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@RasmaSandra (93939)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
14 Jan
It's always heartwarming when that happens.
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@Deepizzaguy (118081)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
14 Jan
That is true to see that persons are grateful to firefighters for saving their lives.
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@Deepizzaguy (118081)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
15 Jan
Firefighters are always on duty even when they are off the clock to assist persons in need.
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@Deepizzaguy (118081)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
15 Jan
My pleasure to share these kinds of stories.
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@innertalks (23525)
• Australia
14 Jan
It just shows us that someone with first aid skills can save somebody's life, if in the right place, at the right time.
@LindaOHio (213171)
• United States
15 Jan
Rob was lucky that John was on the court.
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@Deepizzaguy (118081)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
15 Jan
Rob is grateful as well as his family that John was at the right place at the right time indeed.
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@valherma00 (1229)
• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
16 Jan
people being off duty but helping, i find that really generous.
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