Mayor to the rescue!

[Carl_Corey]

Here in Philadelphia, our mayor is a fellow by the name of John Street. I am NOT a fan of his, I think he has been a terrible mayor (with lots o’ corruption.) But he did do something cool. He and his bodyguards noticed a house fire while walking to City Hall:

@From the AP

Mayor John Street and two bodyguards, who had been walking to City Hall when they saw the burning home, rushed over to help, Young said.

The bodyguards carried a boy who suffered minor burns into Young’s home and went into the burning house to rescue a cat.

Street, clad in sneakers, sweats and a ballcap, began banging on doors and urging people to leave their homes, said city Commerce Director Stephanie Naidoff. He told her the story before leaving town for the weekend, she said.

I’m just imagining what it must have been like for the neighbors. You wake up on a weekend morning, have a little coffee, you hear a knock on the door. . .

And there’s the freakin’ mayor of Philadelphia telling you there’s a fire and to get the heck out.

And just for the sake of formality, here’s the link (NY Times, reg. req.)

[ILovCoffee]

The mayor of Orlando, FL (Bill Frederick) foiled a robbery once. Back in the late 80’s. Kind of exciting. A bit before the advent of the internet though, so no linkee.

[Carl_Corey]

Cool. do you remember any details, ILovCoffee?

[Boyo_Jim]

The mayor of Madison some years back decided to stop a speeder on the Beltline, resulting in a high-speed chase that caught no one, and got the mayor pilloried in the press.

[Reepicheep]

He may be a terrible mayor (with lots o’ corruption) but I am impressed that he walks to work, as well as trying to save people from fires.

[Elendil_s_Heir]

Howard Dean, MD, while governor of Vermont, once rendered medical assistance to a badly injured guy - saved his life, IIRC. The governor and his State Police driver happened by the crash scene and stopped to help.

[Mr.Moto]

Senator Bill Frist ran to the scene when a gunman opened fire inside the Capitol in 1998. He tried to treat a police officer who sadly later died, and performed CPR on the wounded suspect.

Frist is, of course, a thoracic and transplant surgeon.