{"id":13741,"date":"2016-02-29T20:57:07","date_gmt":"2016-02-29T20:57:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/georgiaarsoncontrol.org\/?p=13741"},"modified":"2016-02-29T20:57:07","modified_gmt":"2016-02-29T20:57:07","slug":"firefighter-rescues-twice-pays-power-bill-for-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/georgiaarsoncontrol.org\/?p=13741","title":{"rendered":"Firefighter Rescues Twice, Pays Power Bill for Family"},"content":{"rendered":"

Watch the report HERE\u203a\u203a<\/a><\/p>\n

(GoodNewsNetwork<\/a>)- Firefighters are known for saving lives, but this Detroit<\/a> area public servant went beyond the normal heroics<\/a> with a powerful gift that came from a burning desire to help a family.<\/p>\n

Ryan McCuen responded to an emergency call after the power went out at the home of a young man whose life is maintained by an electric ventilator.<\/p>\n

After arriving he soon realized that the family, swamped with medical bills, had fallen behind on their electric payments\u2013more than $1,000 behind\u2013even while paying $200-$300 per month to try to get the balance paid off.<\/p>\n

The Michigan<\/a> family of seven had found some relief from a GoFundMe campaign set up by the mother, Christy Quant-Stone, who cares for two sons with muscular dystrophy<\/a>, but had not received enough pledges to cover their urgent needs.<\/p>\n

Ryan decided on the spot that he was going to pay their electric bill \u2013 in full \u2013 after he took the man to the hospital, and 20 minutes later the home\u2019s power was restored.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou could tell they were honest folks\u2013and it just seemed right,\u201d Ryan told WDIV News in Detroit.<\/p>\n

After news of the humble fireman\u2019s good deed was publicized, the fundraising page<\/a> has seen a surge in donations to almost $13,000.<\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"